Presidential Clemency Record

Michael McDonald

Pardon

  /   2025–Present

Record at a Glance

Clemency type
Pardon
Presidential term
2025–Present
Offense
Conduct within the scope described by Proclamation 10989 relating to the 2020 Presidential Election
Current status
Nevada prosecution dismissed August 13, 2026; later appellate status unverified.

Original Case

Nevada charged forgery-related conduct and offering a false instrument for filing/record concerning the 2020 elector certificate. He pleaded not guilty; subsequent dismissal is below.

Clemency

Expressly named in Proclamation 10989. The proclamation grants a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to a broader class of U.S. citizens for covered 2020-election-related conduct; the named list is expressly non-exhaustive.

Trump Connection

Nevada Republican Party chairman and Trump elector.

Since Clemency

Sources

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