Skip to comments.
Obama grants clemency to 231 inmates in one-day record
The Hill ^
| 12/19/2016
| Jordan Fabian
Posted on 12/19/2016 1:02:21 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
President Obama on Monday granted clemency to 231 federal inmates, the most in a single day by any president in U.S. history.
Obama commuted the prison sentences of 153 people and pardoned 78 others, a sign he is ramping up his use of clemency power during his final weeks in office.
The president has frequently doled out commutations as his final months in office wane. But he has seldom handed out pardons, which formally forgive prisoners for their crimes and restore certain rights. Commutations simply cut short their sentences.
With Monday’s grants, Obama has more than doubled the number of people he has pardoned as president, according to the White House, a number that now stands at 148. He has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people, including 395 serving life sentences.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; clemency; inmates; obamaclemency; obamalegacy; obamapardon; scorchedearth
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-56 last
To: Fresh Wind
You got it! Couldn’t remember all that fake African BS.
41
posted on
12/19/2016 2:24:55 PM PST
by
Safetgiver
(Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Can Trump pardon anyone the IRS goes after?
42
posted on
12/19/2016 2:27:38 PM PST
by
Leep
(Stronger without her!)
To: Responsibility2nd
Prediction:
Jan 20, 2017
Wesley “Mumia Abu Jamal” Cook ....pardoned
43
posted on
12/19/2016 2:44:04 PM PST
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: Buckeye McFrog
I want to know the race of those pardoned.
44
posted on
12/19/2016 2:45:33 PM PST
by
jch10
(President Trump, President Trump, President Trump! I just love saying that!)
To: Responsibility2nd
50 grams or more. Wonder how much “and more” is?
Scrolled some of the arrest records didn’t see the ones with life sentnces? Why did they get life? Murders?
45
posted on
12/19/2016 2:56:49 PM PST
by
Leep
(Stronger without her!)
To: Eagles6
I am fairly certain obama can cut him lose weather the charges are state or federal.
Fairly certain.
46
posted on
12/19/2016 3:07:11 PM PST
by
glasseye
To: CedarDave
Wonder how many are white Americans
47
posted on
12/19/2016 3:39:44 PM PST
by
Aevery_Freeman
(White. It's the new Invisible!)
To: Responsibility2nd
"Bammie is punishing America."
While rewarding his base.
To: glasseye
49
posted on
12/19/2016 4:52:45 PM PST
by
Eagles6
(My weapons are lubricated by liberal tears.)
To: glasseye
The President can only pardon a federal crime. State crimes must be pardoned by the sitting governor of the state.
50
posted on
12/19/2016 5:51:51 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: Responsibility2nd
I wonder what these “people” look like..?
‘
51
posted on
12/19/2016 5:56:12 PM PST
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: Responsibility2nd
"
This is double speak for releasing blacks who he feels are unfairly imprisoned at higher rates than whites are." Those who have most likely converted to islam....
52
posted on
12/19/2016 5:59:09 PM PST
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: Responsibility2nd
53
posted on
12/19/2016 7:24:21 PM PST
by
GailA
(Ret. SCPO wife: Merry CHRISTmas, Happy Birthday JESUS CHRIST, suck it up buttercup you lost)
To: LouisianaJoanof Arc
54
posted on
12/19/2016 7:27:42 PM PST
by
Rome2000
(SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
To: Responsibility2nd
It would be interesting to have the demographics....
55
posted on
12/20/2016 2:30:41 AM PST
by
trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
To: Myrddin
56
posted on
12/20/2016 6:09:35 AM PST
by
glasseye
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-56 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson