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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency (apnews.com)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

Bidens a career politician. He's too close to the CEO class to do that.