President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives ...

In the wake of his decision to grant clemency to his son for federal gun and tax charges, Jeffries and others have put pressure on Biden to issue more pardons. His comments Friday come as Republicans ...

"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President ...

President Biden’s surprise pardon ... Jeffries cited no specific names. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a longtime advocate for criminal justice reform, has also renewed her calls for more ...

As President Joe Biden weighs whether to issue preemptive pardons to people President ... for nonviolent offenses," Jeffries said in a statement. "This moment calls for liberty and justice for ...

The president is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses in the biggest single-day act of clemency.

However, that claim is false — Biden has not pardoned more people than any other U.S. president. The language of the presidential pardon is key to understanding why this is the case.