Pardonned.com lets users search every U.S. pardon, a tool born from the videos of activist Liz Oyer. The creator wanted to verify her claims and streamline access to pardon data. The site pulls from the Department of Justice’s public records, offering a single interface for researchers, journalists, and curious citizens.

The project relies on Playwright to scrape the DOJ website, storing results in a local SQLite database. Astro 6 then compiles the data into a static site that serves quick, offline‑ready pages. All code is open source and hosted on GitHub, allowing contributors to audit or extend the scraper and database schema.

Comments on Hacker News suggest adding analytics that break pardons by offense type and president, noting a surprisingly high Obama tally of drug‑offender pardons. One user highlighted Trump’s recent pledge to pardon anyone within 200 feet of the Oval, raising questions about executive power limits. The tool offers a transparent, data‑driven view of presidential clemency.

By exposing the full pardon ledger, Pardonned.com empowers analysts to spot patterns, such as the concentration of drug‑related grants during certain administrations. Researchers can import the SQLite dump into statistical software for cohort studies, while journalists can embed the static site into investigative pieces. The project exemplifies how lightweight tooling can democratize access to opaque governmental data.