Track record of presidential pardons National January 19, 2021 LAHORE: The outgoing American President Donald Trump might grant presidential pardon to 100 more individuals on the last day of his office today (Tuesday), in line with the legacy of his predecessors who used to constitutionally bestow mercy upon convicted traitors and other felons during their tenures, besides giving partial or complete relief to those serving prison terms towards the fag end of their regimes. The only four-time American President Franklin Roosevelt had pardoned the highest number of people during his terms in office. He had forgiven 3,796 people - a record till date! Research shows that over 20,000 pardons and commutations have been issued by US presidents in the 20th Century alone.