Kevin Reddington, the defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy, made a direct appeal to President Trump on Tuesday, urging him to pardon Clancy after her murder trial ended in a mistrial the previous week.
During an interview on “GMA” with George Stephanopoulos, Reddington expressed hope that the president would consider the kind of person Clancy is and the challenges she has faced, stating, “I would hope that you would consider this young lady… and consider a pardon.”
This unexpected request came at the close of a brief conversation with the ABC host, where Reddington described his client as “a wonderful, wonderful person.”
In reflecting on his previous remarks that he thought “crushed” District Attorney Tim Cruz, Reddington mentioned he should have chosen his words more carefully, yet he stood by his decision not to regret what he said.
He also reacted to the jury’s split of 11-1, clarifying that his frustration wasn’t with the holdout juror but rather stemmed from the effort that everyone had invested, including the jurors themselves. “I would defend that individual’s right to be a holdout forever; that’s part of our judicial system,” he emphasized.
However, he did express concern regarding a note from the jury forelady that suggested one juror had doubts but did not apply reasonable doubt to their verdict, which Reddington found objectionable.
He denied claims made during the trial that suggested Clancy’s husband, Patrick, was involved in the deaths of their children, labeling those accusations as “outright falsehoods.”
Reddington further argued that the tragic outcome for the couple’s children was a result of systemic failures that left Clancy, who was battling postpartum depression, without adequate support. He noted that meeting her psychiatrist—who had minimal experience—led to poor treatment, exacerbating her condition with multiple medications at once.
“She mentioned in letters to her family that she was suffering and couldn’t cope. She even reached out to suicide hotlines twice. This girl’s life was ruined,” he stated.
When asked whether Clancy’s mental illness could excuse her actions, Reddington countered that critics didn’t understand her reality. He pointed to her desperate attempts for help, referencing a letter she sent to her mother in October where she admitted, “I’m sick, something is wrong.” He continued, “She reached out to everybody who would listen and said she was not well, but she was ignored.”
