President Donald Trump has continued exercising his constitutional clemency authority throughout his second term, granting pardons, commutations, or reprieves to more than 1,700 individuals since January 2025. This includes a batch of 30 clemency actions announced on September 4, 2026, covering drug offenses, bribery, and firearms cases. The White House has relied on an informal network of advocates rather than standard Department of Justice procedures, with batches often tied to specific dates or policy themes. Trader sentiment on near-term markets reflects this pattern of sporadic but recurring grants, alongside any public signals of planned pauses or upcoming executive actions that could alter the pace before resolution dates.