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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, left, and GOP presidential candidate President Donald Trump in January 2016.
  • Trump is receiving 2024 backing and donations from many individuals to whom he granted clemency.
  • A Washington Post reviews detailed how a range of figures are boosting Trump's White House bid.
  • Trump received a torrent of criticism while in office for his pardons of high-profile associates.

Former President Donald Trump during his four-year tenure in the White House granted 238 clemency orders, pardoning an array of individuals that included figures like former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, attorney I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik.