A Look Back At The Most Famous–Or Infamous–Presidential Pardons

President Donald Trump rankled feathers by announcing pardons or sentence commutations for 11 people last week, most notably former Illinois Republican Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on multiple counts of corruption.

Richard Nixon–1974:

Jimmy Hoffa–1971:

Notorious Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa received one of the most controversial commutations in American history when Nixon cut his sentence short after less than four years.

Peter Yarrow–1981:

Every Confederate Soldier–1868: