Biden sets pardons and commutations record with new clemency for nonviolent drug offenders
The president said that with Friday's action he has "now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history."
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Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
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Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President Joe Biden wrote in his announcement Friday.ABC News - 6h -
Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record with alost 2,500 more
President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives him the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations ...CBS News - 8h -
Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
Total number of pardons and commutations issued by US president is now higher than any of his predecessors. Joe Biden , who leaves office next week, announced on Friday he was commuting the ...The Guardian - 8h -
Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
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