Biden grants 1,500 commutations, 39 pardons

President Biden announces more pardons and commutations. The president is granting clemency to nearly 15-hundred Americans, in what the White House says are the “most ever in a single day.” In a statement, Mr. Biden said he’s extending mercy to federal convicts who “have shown successful rehabilitation and a strong commitment to making their communities safer.” He is also pardoning 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes, such as drug offenses.