President Joe Biden, with just a little over a month to go before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, just pulled off the “largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history,” according to the White House itself.
“Today, President Biden announced that he is granting clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans — the most ever in a single day — who have shown successful rehabilitation and a strong commitment to making their communities safer,” the White House release boasted.
It added: “The President is commuting the sentences of close to 1,500 individuals who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and who have successfully reintegrated into their families and communities.
“He is also pardoning 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes.
“These actions represent the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.”
This pardon frenzy comes just a little over a week after Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Dec. 1.
That particular pardon set off a frenzy of criticism, with many pointing out that Biden had long said he would not pardon his son, so that the legal process could play out.
(Other critics have also noted that the time frame of Hunter’s sweeping pardon helps