He can’t even admit to making the decision to grant clemency, in fact he’s lying by omission when he claims the parole board released him.
Huckabee decided to grand clemency because he felt a 95 year sentence was too much and at 17, this animal had a chance for rehabiliation.
That the judge and prosecutor was against the release obviously didn’t sway Huckabee’s opinion. The parole board was forced to vote on parole, triggered by Huckabee’s clemency request. While they hold some blame for approving the request, Huckabee got the entire ball rolling.
That he refuses to admit to his part shows how little ethics means to Huckabee.
This was so important it bore repeating.
I'm not questioning you, but I am curious about the specific approval process in this instance.
In my state, OH (and most of the other states in which I'm familiar), the governor's capacity for granting clemency (or a pardon) is not absolute. They may only do so after an application has been made (not by the governor) to the parole board (or some other designated review committee). After that approval is granted, it then comes to the governor's desk for approval or denial.
It sounds as if it works backwards in AR - a state in which I have no familiarity. Is that correct?