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Biden Announces Record 1,500 Pardons and Commutations After Hunter Backlash

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The outgoing administration announced that nearly 1,500 Americans would have their sentences commuted, while 39 people would receive presidential pardons.

Leigh Kimmins
Leigh Kimmins 

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