Biden Announces Largest Single-Day Act of Clemency in Modern History
WASHINGTON—President Biden is commuting the sentences of around 1,500 people while he considers more clemency actions before he leaves office, including possible pre-emptive pardons of officials who have clashed with President-elect Donald Trump.
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
The president is also pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The move follows a pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted for gun and tax crimes.
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President Biden announced Thursday that he is commuting sentences for roughly 1,500 people and is pardoning 39 others in what the White House called the “largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
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President Joe Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
Biden said he will "take more steps in the weeks ahead" and continue to review clemency petitions to advance "equal justice under the law."
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The move, announced in a statement Thursday, is the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House said.
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