President Donald Trump has continued exercising his constitutional clemency authority throughout his second term, issuing more than 1,700 pardons and commutations since January 2025, including a large initial grant covering roughly 1,500 January 6 defendants and subsequent batches for fraud, drug, and firearms offenses. Recent actions include 30 grants announced in early September 2026, with additional individual pardons as late as September 8. These decisions often bypass traditional Department of Justice review in favor of direct White House consideration and input from advocates. Scheduled or anticipated announcements around holidays or policy milestones could influence further grants within specific resolution windows, while congressional scrutiny of restitution impacts and donor influence has not slowed the pace. Trader consensus on near-term markets incorporates this established pattern of regular clemency use.