Biden Commutes The Sentences of 1500 Americans
By And pardons 39 convicted of nonviolent crimes, like marijuana possession.
The people affected were released to home confinement during the COVID pandemic. Republicans want to lock them up again.
Mr. Biden said that he would take more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions.
Biden is doing this strategically. He released Hunter’s pardon by itself so that its discussion would not interfere with public consideration of the other clemency orders. Those who were screaming a couple of weeks ago under the apparent assumption that the Hunter pardon would be the only one issued aren’t saying much today.