Presidential Clemency Record

Jeremy Young Hutchinson

Pardon

  /   2025–Present

Record at a Glance

Clemency type
Pardon
Presidential term
2025–Present
Federal district
1. and 2. Eastern Arkansas 3. Western Missouri
Offense
1. Conspiracy to commit bribery 2. Aiding and abetting filing of false income tax return 3. Conspiracy; criminal forfeiture of property
Sentence
1. 18 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release; $224,497.10 restitution (February 3, 2023) 2. 28 months' imprisonment (consecutive); three years' supervised release (concurrent); $131,038 restitution (February 3, 2023) 3. 50 months' imprisonment (consecutive); three years' supervised release (April 23, 2023)
Current status
By July 2026, Hutchinson was speaking publicly about prison reform and clemency after his release. That advocacy followed his pardon and did not alter the disposition of the three covered cases.

Original Case

Hutchinson pleaded guilty in federal cases in Arkansas and Missouri. DOJ's clemency register identifies the three covered case numbers and lists separate sentences: 18 months plus $224,497.10 restitution in E.D. Arkansas No. 4:18-cr-450; 28 months consecutive plus $131,038 restitution in E.D. Arkansas No. 4:19-cr-333; and 50 months consecutive in W.D. Missouri No. 6:19-cr-3048. The listed conduct includes bribery, filing a false tax return, conspiracy, and criminal forfeiture across the separate cases.

Clemency

May 29, 2025: full and unconditional pardon covering the three specifically enumerated federal cases. A pardon is distinct from a judicial reversal of those convictions.

Trump Connection

Hutchinson was a former Republican Arkansas state senator, but the public clemency materials do not identify a personal, campaign, or business relationship with Trump. They also name no advocate and provide no individualized White House rationale. The pardon therefore can be described as a presidential grant covering three cases, but the public path by which his application reached Trump remains undisclosed.

Since Clemency

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