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Trump Announces New Pardons After Considering Clemency for Diddy, Sources Say

President Trump, visiting Mount Rushmore, has surpassed the combined pardon record of the four presidents carved there and is adding more pardons after privately weighing clemency for Diddy.

Jul 5, 2026, 12:11 AM CBS Politics

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The four presidents carved into Mount Rushmore—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln—collectively issued over 1,100 pardons during their presidencies. On July 3, 2026, President Donald Trump, who was visiting Mount Rushmore that evening, announced new pardons that have surpassed this historic total.

Sources also revealed that Trump privately considered granting clemency to the music mogul Diddy before announcing the new pardons.

CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes reported on the developments, highlighting the unprecedented number of pardons issued by Trump compared to the presidents memorialized at Mount Rushmore.

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