BREAKING: Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences

President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 others, in what the White House said early Thursday was the biggest number of commutations and clemencies granted in a single day.

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[America-won]

"Nobody is above the law.... except these 1500 people and 40 others

[lilal]

biden granting clemency for the Kids for Cash judges was absolutely INSANE... what a monster.

[spartten]

Tell them what the crimes were!!! 47, 000 counts of CP. You people have no soul and are complicit

[hvyarms]

Ok, but whats with the ped-file he pardoned? Guessing hes really important

[MichaelConlon-oj]

Did he pardon the 75 year old grandmother who was sentenced to two years in prison for praying outside an abortion mill?

[chunt]

How about him pardoning, and reinstating and reimbursing those who lost their jobs due to refusing to take the covid-19 vaccinations!!

[Howrider]

So, is it true he pardoned Chinese spies??

[RobertoSiffredi-xync]

For the rest of us, the cops will shoot us for having a Christmas tree air freshener in our cars.

[firevid]

DNC behind closed doors: NO one is above the law! Until we pardon them.

Two presidents with the most pardons (by alot), both Demorats.

[nlinus]

This is no fun anymore . Were are all the Democrat trolls . MAGA

[coldflu]

No amount of pardons can protect the consequences of a soul’s eternal journey through lives.

[BearMack]

He emptied the Venezuelan prisons into our country. Why not empty ours too

[nancyking]

I didn't know there's that many Bidens

[craigramsay]

He’s gone. How on earth can the USA let him stay in power

[aramisnature]

Pardon everyone from the 94 crime bill

[julietrs]

Why isnt he pardoning black people? He tells us we aint black if we dont vote for him, but blacks supported him in 2020, so where's their pardons???

[jackbraddell]

Next he will pardon all future Democratic crimes 😅😅😅

[Maxpower-lb]

Even Jill is hanging out with the man of the year Donald Trump!😂😂😂

[warriorpj]

A complete embarrassment to this country

[MMMproductor]

MSNBC viewers be like: Wow Biden pardons how heroic! When Trump does it: AHHHH evil painter reincarnate!