Record at a Glance
- Clemency type
- Pardon
- Presidential term
- 2025–Present
- Federal district
- District of Columbia
- Offense
- Tampering with documents or proceedings
- Sentence
- Time served (January 10, 2025)
- Current status
- Status unclear from available authoritative sources; individual current-status check incomplete.
Original Case
Caldwell was acquitted of seditious conspiracy. The jury convicted him of obstruction of Congress and evidence tampering; the congressional-obstruction count was subsequently dismissed following the Supreme Court's Fischer decision. He received time served in January 2025.
Clemency
2025-03-20: Full and unconditional pardon of the specified federal case.
Trump Connection
His case arose from January 6. The individual March pardon followed January's commutation; mere participation in the case does not establish a personal relationship with Trump.
Sources
- Primary Documentation
DOJ: Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025–Present)U.S. Department of Justice2026-09-24 - Primary Documentation
DOJ clemency document: Thomas Edward CaldwellU.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney2026-09-24 active - Supporting Reporting
Case and clemency contextAssociated Press