January 6 clemency can’t undo years of trauma
“Your life is going to be great. Theirs is going to be great, I promise.” This is a message to the children of some of the January 6 defendants who are languishing in prison. Those were the words of Donald Trump. As we anticipate January 20th, which will mean mandatory pardons and possible pardons for […]
President Biden, don’t break your promise to go big on clemency
President Biden has made several promises regarding pardons. he broke one of those promises pardon Her son Hunter Biden claimed he was wrongly prosecuted. he also swore exercise his generous powers widely Address mass incarceration and correct harsh and unjust sentences. So far, that promise has not been fulfilled. Biden has granted fewer pardons than […]
Dems renew push for limiting presidential clemency powers after Hunter Biden pardon
Several House Democrats are renewing their calls for more guardrails on the executive branch's pardon power after President Biden granted a sweeping pardon to his son Hunter. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), who introduced a constitutional amendment limiting the president's pardon power during several congressional terms, defended Biden's decision, but critics of the decision said Biden […]
Pressley: Biden 'must act' on clemency before leaving office
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is renewing her call for President Biden to pardon thousands of Americans serving federal sentences following bombshell comments against her son Hunter Biden. . Pressley said in a statement Monday: “Today, I want to speak to the hundreds of thousands of people who pose no threat to society but whose lives […]
‘No Moral Choice’: Dershowitz Says Biden ‘Must Pardon’ Jan. 6 Protesters After Granting Son Hunter Clemency
Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz said Monday that President Joe Biden will be granted clemency after Hunter Biden, a nonviolent protester indicted following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. He said there was a moral obligation to pardon the people. Biden announced he had pardoned his son. statement He was released Sunday night, claiming Hunter Biden […]
Times Biden said he would not pardon Hunter before granting him clemency anyway
President Biden had said multiple times that he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, but reversed course on Sunday and finally announced that he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, from January 1, 2024 to December 1, 2024. Mr. Hunter was pardoned for all crimes against the United States that he had committed […]
‘Will Never Take the Clemency’ ‘for Granted’
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden released a statement after receiving a full and complete pardon from his father, saying he will “never take for granted” the “pardon” he received. White House reporter Matt Visser posted on washington post revealed The younger Biden released a statement saying he has “admitted and taken responsibility” for the […]
Newsom halts Menendez brothers’ clemency decision until LA DA-elect’s review
California Governor Gavin Newsom has suspended his decision to pardon Eric and Lyle Menendez, who will spend 30 years in prison for murdering their wealthy parents, until the newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney takes office. dashed their hopes of being free during the holidays. The fate of the convicted murderer brothers now rests […]
Gov. Newsom Delays Clemency Decision On Menendez Brothers
At a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles on December 29, 1992, after the couple protested their innocence in the shotgun shooting deaths of wealthy parents Jose and Mary Louise Menendez in August 1989. Eric Menendez (left) and his brother Lyle (right) look on. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It took 40 months for the brothers to […]
Death Row Records founder endorses Trump after clemency
Michael “Harry O” Harris, one of the founders of the hip-hop label Death Row Records, announced his support for former President Trump on Monday. washington post. The former president pardoned Michael Harris in 2021 after serving 33 years in prison on drug charges. Since then, he has focused on black empowerment and social activism and […]