Paid Advocates Charging Up to $600,000 to Seek Presidential Pardons Under Trump

NPR reported July 19, 2026, that paid advocates are charging as much as $600,000 to ask the president to pardon people under the second Trump administration. A pardon forgives a federal crime. NOTUS documented one person, Schwartz, paying nearly $1.1 million before being pardoned in November. CBS News reported Mo Strategies earned $500,000 from its first pardon client.