President Donald Trump is considering issuing 250 presidential pardons to mark the 250th anniversary of America, according to a new report. He may make this announcement on his birthday, June 14, 2026, or on American Independence Day, reports add. This comes after the President has already issued a historic number of pardons since his return to the seat.
Donald Trump reportedly planning to pardon 250 people
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to issue 250 presidential pardons to mark the 250th anniversary of America. He plans to make the announcement on June 14, his own birthday, or on July 4, as per The Wall Street Journal.
Prior to this report, Trump had already faced criticism for issuing an historic number of pardons since returning to office for his second term. This came after the President vowed to end what he described as the “politicization” of the Justice Department.
Many of these pardons were handed out to individuals involved in the January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack. On his first day back in office last year, Trump issued pardons to over 1,500 people involved in storming the Capitol.
As per the Wall Street Journal, the plan of pardoning 250 individuals still remains in the preliminary stages. Members of the Trump administration have allegedly raised concerns about the pardons, citing that they could cause a negative effect in the midterms.
A White House official, meanwhile, told The Independent that no actions have been taken and no final decisions made.
Apart from the US Capitol attackers, Trump’s pardons so far have been related to public fraud and white-collar crimes. Over the last year, Trump pardoned at least 11 former members of Congress. Reports also stated that Trump pardoned nearly 80 people involved in his efforts to overturn election results.
More than 16,000 formal requests for pardon were submitted last year, according to DOJ data analyzed by The WSJ.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on Mandatory.
