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Legal issues were raised regarding Biden’s late clemency pardons.

Legal issues were raised regarding Biden's late clemency pardons.

Newly uncovered communications between the Biden administration and Justice Department officials have raised questions about the legality of former President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons. These documents, which were shared with Fox News Digital by the Surveillance Project, reveal concerns from career prosecutors regarding the unconventional and potentially problematic nature of the administration’s amnesty process. One […]

Biden’s Justice Department criticized the administration for granting clemency to ‘non-violent offenders’

Biden's Justice Department criticized the administration for granting clemency to 'non-violent offenders'

Justice Department Officials Confused Over Mass Commutations Senior officials at the Justice Department have been grappling with the implications of a large-scale pardon affecting thousands of prisoners just before the current administration took office. Assistant Deputy Attorney General Brad Weinsheimer expressed his difficulty in understanding the commutations extended to approximately 2,500 federal inmates on January […]

Republicans challenge Biden’s use of autopen for issuing federal clemency orders

Republicans challenge Biden's use of autopen for issuing federal clemency orders

House Republicans are pushing for increased scrutiny over the approximately 1,500 commuting orders that President Joe Biden signed towards the end of his presidency, especially in light of reports indicating that an autopen was used for many of these signings. Jason Smith, the Republican chairman of the Ways & Means Committee, expressed concern in an […]

Biden explains the use of autopen for significant clemency choices in a NYT interview.

Biden explains the use of autopen for significant clemency choices in a NYT interview.

Former President Joe Biden recently clarified the use of autopens during his administration in an interview, addressing the controversy surrounding the technology. During this conversation with the New York Times, Biden discussed utilizing an automatic pen for his last presidential pardon at the end of his time in office. In those final weeks, he stated […]

Biden supports the use of autopen for clemency decisions despite Republican backlash

Biden supports the use of autopen for clemency decisions despite Republican backlash

Biden Defends Autopen Use in Pardon Process Former President Joe Biden recently addressed the use of autopens during an interview, explaining his administration’s reasoning behind this technology, which has stirred some controversy. In a conversation with the New York Times, Biden emphasized his reliance on the automatic pen while signing pardons as his presidency drew […]

Menendez brothers’ chance for freedom changes as clemency request is withdrawn.

The potential for the Menendez brothers to gain freedom hinges on California Governor Gavin Newsom. Recently, a request for an investigation into their situation has been retracted. This move may pave the way for Lyle and Eric Menendez to have their cases heard earlier in June before the parole board. Newsom’s office confirmed that the […]

Santos requests a pardon, commutation, clemency, or any kind of relief from Trump.

Santos asks Trump for pardon, commutation, clemency, 'whatever'

Former Representative George Santos (R-N.Y.), currently facing more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft, has expressed his desire for leniency from President Trump. “Whatever the president is willing to offer, I would gladly accept,” Santos mentioned during an interview with British media figure Piers Morgan on his […]