Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons

Re:Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons by vidluther on Saturday April 11, 2026 @07:29AM (#47729665)

So this was the first time (i think) anyone got a preemptive pardon, the actual warrant on the DOJ website says what it says.. https://www.justice.gov/pardon/media/1385756/dl?inline

Will have to crunch through the offenses in the db and see if anything else like this shows up.

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Re:Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons by lelandfe on Saturday April 11, 2026 @08:06AM (#47729861)

Preemptive meaning they hadn't yet been convicted. Nixon was pardoned by Ford in this manner (for "all offenses against the United States" between Jan. 20, 1969—Aug. 9, 1974). Carter preemptively mass-pardoned draft dodgers, etc.

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Re:Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons by vidluther on Saturday April 11, 2026 @08:10AM (#47729893)

I did not know that. Thanks for the lesson.

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