Joe Biden grants clemency to almost 1,500 people

Move comes less than two weeks after US president pardoned his son Hunter

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Biden commutes 1,500 sentences in largest single-day act of clemency

President also pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and plans to wield clemency power again. Joe Biden has carried out the largest act of presidential clemency on a single day in ...
The Guardian - 35m
Biden commutes almost 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people, setting single-day record

President Biden on Thursday announced pardons for 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, setting a new daily record for clemency with a focus on those who were under home ...
The Hill - 2h
Biden to commute sentences of 1,500 in the biggest single-day act of clemency

President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 others, in what the White House said early Thursday was the biggest number of commutations and clemencies ...
NBC News - 3h
Biden to commute sentences of 1,500, in the biggest single-day act of clemency

President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 others, in what the White House said early Thursday was the biggest number of commutations and clemencies ...
NBC News - 3h
Biden facing calls to issue more pardons after granting clemency to son

President Biden is facing growing calls to issue more pardons following his controversial decision to grant one to his son Hunter. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is one of many making the ...
CBS News - 6d
Senate Democrat urges Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier

Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chair Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) called on President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of murdering two FBI agents in a ...
The Hill - 6d
Biden’s pardon of son sparks calls for granting more clemencies

President Biden’s surprise pardon of his son Hunter has prompted calls for the outgoing commander-in-chief to grant clemency to other Americans before he hands over the White House to ...
The Hill - Dec. 5