President Trump responded to Joe Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of nearly all prisoners on federal death row including child rapists and killers.
Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates after pressure from more than 130 human and ‘civil rights’ groups.
I am commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole.
This action is consistent with my Administration’s moratorium on federal executions, except for cases involving terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. pic.twitter.com/Obxfytxxbb
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 23, 2024
This is after Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others – the biggest single-day act of clemency in history, the AP reported.
Biden also pardoned his son, Hunter, who was convicted of felony gun crimes after he promised he would respect the jury’s verdict.
President Trump promised to accelerate federal executions so Joe Biden commuted their sentences in an effort to derail Trump’s plans.
The 40 inmates on death row have been convicted of heinous crimes and gruesome murders.
Among those who will no longer face the death penalty is a monster who raped two little