President Trump’s pardons and clemencies allowed recipients to get out of paying more than $1.3 billion in restitution and fines, according to a review of court records by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.

The Tuesday report evaluates the financial fallout from Trump’s widespread pardons, a group that includes all charged in connection with the Jan. 6 rampage at the Capitol in addition to several more recent grants given to political donors and allies.

“Not only has President Trump issued an unprecedented number of pardons in his second term, he has used his clemency powers to take an estimated $1.3 billion away from victims and survivors of crime, allowing perpetrators to keep profiting from their crimes,” the report states.

Those convicted of crimes are often ordered to pay fines as part of their sentencing, channeled into funds to offer compensation to victims as well as to cover costs otherwise borne by taxpayers.

The report finds those convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had paid just a fraction of their restitution, while the........

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