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A post shared on social media purports President Joe Biden has pardoned over 8,000 people during his four years in office to cover up the administration’s crimes. Verdict: Misleading Much of the ...
Before Thursday, Biden had issued 122 commutations and 21 other pardons, mainly for people with nonviolent drug offenses. (During his first term, Donald Trump granted clemency to 237 people ...
Biden commuted close to 1,500 sentences and pardoned 39 people in a sweeping and historic act for people who had been convicted of nonviolent crimes — many related to illegal drugs — and ...
On December 20, 2023, Biden pardoned Colombian businessman Alex Saab as part of a prisoner exchange with Venezuela. Saab was detained on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and laundering of monetary instruments (eight counts). [100] [101] On April 24, 2024, Biden pardoned 11 people who were dealing with drugs. [102] [103]
Of the acts of clemency, 1,715 were commutations (including 504 life sentences) and 212 were pardons. [2] [3] Most individuals granted executive clemency by Obama had been convicted on drug charges, [4] and had received lengthy and sometimes mandatory sentences at the height of the war on drugs. [5]
People pardoned by Joe Biden (21 P) People pardoned by James Buchanan (1 P) ... People pardoned by Barack Obama (5 P) P. People pardoned by James K. Polk (1 P) R.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Biden pardon list: See full release of 39 people pardoned by president. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment.
President Barack Obama issued 212 pardons and 1,715 commutations over two terms. Perhaps the most controversial use of Biden's clemency power came when he pardoned his son Hunter Biden last month.