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Biden Commutes Sentences Of Nearly 2,500 Non-Violent Drug Offenders
President Joe Biden has issued individual pardons and commutations to nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders.
Biden Administration
Trumps Sends Message To Violent Death-Row Inmates Given Clemency By Biden
President-elect Donald Trump did not wish the federal death-row inmates granted clemency by President Joe Biden a “Merry Christmas” on Wednesday, instead bluntly asserting that they can “go to hell.”
Business
Biden Commutes Death Sentences For Inmates Convicted Of Heinous Crimes Just Before Christmas
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 men on federal death row, a list that includes at least five child killers and several mass murderers, just two days before Christmas.
Americans
Biden Pardons 39, Commutes 1,500 Sentences As His Term Comes To An End: ‘Largest Single-Day Act Of Clemency’
By pardoning 39 Americans convicted of crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, President Joe Biden has now executed the largest act of presidential clemency in modern U.S. history in a single day.
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Karine Jean-Pierre Called Out By Reporters After Hunter Biden Pardon: ‘War Politics Infected The Process’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to questions surrounding President Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s presidential pardon on Monday, which the president and Jean-Pierre previously claimed would not happen on numerous occasions.
California
Gov. Newsom Delays Clemency Decision On Menendez Brothers
California Governor Gavin Newsom has delayed his decision over whether to grant clemency for the Menendez brothers.
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Texas Supreme Court Blocks Execution Of Man In Shaken Baby Syndrome Case
The Supreme Court declined to block Texas from executing Robert Roberson, a man who insists his conviction for murdering his 2-year-old daughter was not a “shaken baby syndrome.” However, a Texas state court ruling, which was handed down moments before, paused the scheduled execution that was set to take place.
Alicia Summers
Florida CFO Calls for Clemency After Trump Conviction
After former President Donald Trump’s historic conviction, the CFO for the state of Florida is calling for clemency. Clemency is the lessening of a punishment or forgiveness altogether. It’s typically granted by a government official, such as a governor or the president.