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Biden’s Unprecedented Clemency: 1,500 Sentences Commuted and 39 Pardons Granted
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Biden’s Unprecedented Clemency: 1,500 Sentences Commuted and 39 Pardons Granted

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Matt Margolis
Dec 12, 2024
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Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and granted 39 pardons, setting a new record for the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House announced Thursday morning. The previous record was held by President Barack Obama, who issued 330 commutations in his final days in office.

"Today, President Biden ann…

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