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OF COURSE: Joe Biden Issues Largest Single-Day Clemency for Convicts in Modern American History Just Days After Pardoning Hunter, Crushing Old Clemency Record Held by Obama
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com ^ | 12/12/2024 | cullen linebarger

Posted on 12/12/2024 9:08:14 AM PST by bitt

Over 1,000 people have unsurprisingly received a get-out-of-jail-free card thanks to Joe Biden just a month before he leaves office.

The Associated Press reported on Thursday that Biden has decided to commute the sentences of about 1500 convicts who were released from prison during the COVID-19 pandemic and placed on home confinement. In addition, Biden also announced he was pardoning 39 people convicted of “non-violent” crimes.

This marks the largest single-day act of clemency in modern American history. Barack Obama previously held the record at 330 right before leaving office in 2017.

Biden argued in a statement that he is honoring America’s tradition as a country that gives out second chances, and these individuals had expressed remorse for their actions.

“America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances,” Biden said in a statement. “As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans to participate in daily life and contribute to their communities, and taking steps to remove sentencing disparities for non-violent offenders, especially those convicted of drug offenses.”

Biden also argued that the people he was pardoning had been successfully rehabilitated and claimed the 1,500 people whose sentences he was commuting would have received much lower sentences in today’s America.

“That is why, today, I am pardoning 39 people who have shown successful rehabilitation and have shown commitment to making their communities stronger and safer, he added. “I am also commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who are serving long prison sentences – many of whom would receive lower sentences if charged under today’s laws, policies, and practices.”

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1 posted on 12/12/2024 9:08:14 AM PST by bitt
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2 posted on 12/12/2024 9:08:32 AM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: bitt

Scorched earth. I would not be surprised if he completely drained our federal prison system just before Trump is sworn in. I think they are literally that vindictive.

(no, I don’t believe that will actually happen, but still...)


3 posted on 12/12/2024 9:09:36 AM PST by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: bitt

NMAE the 39 AT LEAST!


4 posted on 12/12/2024 9:12:18 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: cuban leaf

Local Ratland officials did that (sort of!) locally in the COVID panic run-up. Remember they were worried the poor dears might catch it in jail. Forgetting that “in jail” means you have complete control over who they interact with. If there was that much concern the cells could have been sealed in plastic for isolation.


5 posted on 12/12/2024 9:14:12 AM PST by Reily
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To: cuban leaf

One thing for sure.....he ain’t done yet either


6 posted on 12/12/2024 9:16:56 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

“One thing for sure.....he ain’t done yet either”

I agree. Biden will be issuing a lot more pardons.


7 posted on 12/12/2024 9:20:33 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Ann Archy

Here is the entire list:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/12/clemency-recipient-list-7/


8 posted on 12/12/2024 9:41:40 AM PST by aimhigh (1 John 3:23 "And THIS is His commandment . . . . ")
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To: bitt

Were those arrested on January 6,2021 included? If not, why not?


9 posted on 12/12/2024 9:42:41 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: bitt

The statement released is hilarious. EVERYONE Biden pardons is a saint. A victim of racist and anti fag laws. They are all pillars of the community and volunteer in their community. All angels among men.

I am expecting a blanket “pardon” for all illegals aliens soon like Carter did for draft dodgers. Who will stop him?


10 posted on 12/12/2024 10:04:11 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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11 posted on 12/12/2024 10:08:15 AM PST by CFW
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To: CFW

How much in Chinese CCP kick-backs is being paid for these grants of clemency.


12 posted on 12/12/2024 10:09:37 AM PST by CFW
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To: bitt

Great! More for the police to recatch comes Jan 21. In the mean time everyone stay extra observant while out.


13 posted on 12/12/2024 10:11:40 AM PST by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: bitt

Biden should be held accountable for the criminal actions of any individual who has been granted clemency or a pardon.


14 posted on 12/12/2024 10:18:42 AM PST by Round Earther
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To: aimhigh

THANKS!!! The 39 look like they “deserve” a pardon......BUT, I think this is just a PALLETTE CLEANSER for the UNDESERVING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF BIDEN!!


15 posted on 12/12/2024 11:14:17 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: bitt

Will he pardon Leonard peltier?


16 posted on 12/12/2024 2:49:31 PM PST by South Dakota (Vance / Trump...2028)
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To: Parley Baer

There sure is a lot of “non-violent criminals”. How many of them had the violent part left out of the court case, if they plead guilty?


17 posted on 12/12/2024 3:58:23 PM PST by Glad2bnuts
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