Figure 1
Trump's Clemency Justifications.
Figure 2
Composition of Retributive Justifications.
Figure 3
Composition of Rehabilitative Justifications, split between acceptance of responsibility and redeeming behavior.
Table 1
Distribution of justifications across Medium of Statement.
| White House Press Statement | Tweet from @White-house45 | Tweet from @Trump-WarRoom | Tweet from @Real-Donald Trump | Scripted Speeches and Planned Remarks | Unscripted Interviews and Remarks | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RETRIBUTIVE | 119 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 64 | 246 |
| REHABILITATIVE | 185 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 214 |
| CHARACTER | 81 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 112 |
| UTILITARIAN | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| SMOOTH RE-ENTRY | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| MERCY | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Total | 439 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 38 | 87 | 634 |
Table 2
Distribution of justifications between Pre and Post January 6th.
| Pre-January 6th | Post-January 6th | |
|---|---|---|
| RETRIBUTIVE | 202 | 44 |
| REHABILITATIVE | 91 | 123 |
| CHARACTER | 74 | 38 |
| UTILITARIAN | 7 | 4 |
| SMOOTH RE-ENTRY | 3 | 33 |
| MERCY | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 399 | 245 |
Table 3
Distribution of justifications across Type of Crime. 200
| Obstruction | Financial | Drug | Crime against Person | Crime against Property | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retributive | 116 | 69 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 278 |
| Rehabilitative | 9 | 68 | 103 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 221 |
| Character Based | 26 | 43 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 121 |
| Utilitarian | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Smooth Re-entry | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| Mercy/Sympathy | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 161 | 192 | 187 | 60 | 47 | 38 | 685 |