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Johnson, John Arthur (Jack)

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THE PARDON PROJECT

Presidential pardons traditionally are reviewed by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, though they ultimately are the sole decision of the president.

So who have they pardoned? What dd they do? Use the options below to explore how different presidents use their pardon power...

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(47) Donald Trump

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(40) Ronald Reagan

(39) Jimmy Carter

(38) Gerald Ford

CHOOSE A PARDON CATEGORY

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Campaign & Election

Drug Trafficking

Environment and Public Spaces

Fraud and Corruption

Interfering with the Judicial Process

Military, Espionage, War Crimes

Vice and Controlled Substances

Violent Crimes

Associate of President

Elected Official

Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity

Non-Person

More Trouble

Pardoned after sentence served

Posthumous

Prosecuted/Pardoned by same president

Group (Jan 6, 2021 Crimes)

Group (Last Day Trump 2021)

Not an Official Pardon

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John Arthur (Jack) Johnson
2018-May-24

Professional boxer Jack Johnson was convicted in 1913 of violating the 1910 Mann Act. Johnson (who was black) was convicted of taking a woman he was dating (who was white) across state lines. He served a year in prison.

Johnson died in 1946.

For more, read the New York Times story.

Click here to read the White House statement on the pardon.

CATEGORIES: Entertainment and Sports, Celebrity, Posthumous

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