Trump has already exercised broad clemency authority in his second term, granting pardons or commutations to roughly 1,700 individuals by mid-2026, beginning with nearly all January 6 defendants on inauguration day and extending to participants in the 2020 fake electors effort such as Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Mark Meadows. Additional grants have favored white-collar offenders, political allies, and those with access to informal networks of advocates rather than standard Department of Justice processes. Trader focus on remaining 2026 outcomes centers on patterns of rewarding loyalty, ongoing lobbying by connected figures, and any further proclamations ahead of the 2027 cutoff, including potential symbolic or targeted actions tied to administration priorities.