Biden is expected to issue more pardons before leaving office on Monday
The timing of the clemency actions, should Biden decide to grant them, is likely to be during his final hours in office and could include pre-emptive pardons, sources told NBC News.
Biden issues more pardons, commutations on final full day in office
In addition to Garvey, Ravidath "Ravi" Ragbir, Don Leonard Scott, Jr., and Kemba Smith Pradia are also among those pardoned.
Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record as he commutes almost 2,500 more sentences
President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives him the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
Biden ‘seriously’ considering pre-emptive pardons before leaving office on Inauguration Day
NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins the Meet the Press roundtable to report on President Biden’s legacy as he departs the White House.
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott receives pardon from President Biden
Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.
President Biden issues more pardons on last full day in office
Among the five people pardoned Sunday was Ravi Ragbir, a Brooklyn native who was convicted of a non-violent offense more than 20 years ago. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Biden pardons House Speaker Don Scott for past drug conviction
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott was pardoned Sunday by President Joe Biden for a felony drug conviction Scott received in 1994 while he was a law school student.
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Biden’s pardon of son sparks calls for granting more clemencies
President Biden’s surprise pardon of his son Hunter has prompted calls for the outgoing commander in chief to grant clemency to other Americans before he hands over the White House to President ...
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Biden's Critics Claim He's Issued More Pardons Than Any Other President. Here Are the Numbers
On Dec. 13, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden announced one of the biggest acts of clemency in modern American history by pardoning 39 people and commuting the sentences of almost 1,500 others.
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Experts say Biden has a constitutional right to issue preemptive pardons
As President Joe Biden weighs whether to issue preemptive pardons to people President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to seek retribution against and even prosecute, experts said he has the power ...
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President Biden might pardon others before leaving office. How does that work?
Biden has granted the fewest individual pardons of any president in more than 100 years, but he said more clemencies are coming. Hiring a well-connected lawyer or tapping a connection with ...
Biden’s hints at preemptive pardons for Cheney and Fauci draw scrutiny
President Joe Biden’s pardon decisions have been the focus of attention during his final days in office, but one unusual form ...
Hunter Biden special counsel dings President Joe Biden over pardon
The report brings an end to a special counsel investigation that led to criminal charges, conviction and then a pardon by outgoing President Joe Biden.
Biden commutes sentences for 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in one of his final acts
President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in one of his final official ...
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Biden posthumously pardons Marcus Garvey
As his presidency winds to a close, President Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, a notable Black nationalist ...