Coverage dated December 29, 2022 to December 30, 2022

Biden issues 6 pardons as year ends

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The pardons went to people who had already completed sentences for their convictions.

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Fox10 Phoenix
Biden pardons six people convicted of murder, drug, alcohol crimes (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
The pardons by the president come months after he pardoned thousands of people for federal pot convictions.
Delaware Public Media
Biden grants 6 full pardons as the year comes to a close (opens Delaware Public Media)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Delaware Public Media's feed description
President Biden granted clemency to six individuals on Friday who were convicted of a range of crimes.
NBC News
Biden pardons 6 convicted of murder, drug, alcohol crimes (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 29, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The White House said those pardoned are people who went on to serve their communities.
Washington Times
Biden issues 6 pardons (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Washington Times's feed description
President Biden on Friday granted five pardons for people convicted on drug and alcohol charges and one person convicted of murder, all of whom the White House says have shown a commitment to improving their communities.
Courthouse News Service
Biden ends the year by handing out 6 pardons (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Courthouse News Service's feed description
Drug offenses continue to top Biden’s pardon list as his second year in office comes to a close.
CBS News
Biden announces year-end pardons (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 29, 2022
CBS News's feed description
The end-of-year pardons are mostly for drug or alcohol related offenses when the individuals were young.
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
Biden issues end-of-year pardons to six individuals (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)
Published Dec 29, 2022
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description
By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden pardoned six individuals Friday who had already completed sentences for their offenses, including drug-related crimes and second-degree murder, and had become active in their communities following their release.
Washington Post
Biden grants full pardons to six individuals who served their sentences (opens Washington Post)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Washington Post's feed description
The president granted full pardons to six people, from a decorated Army veteran involved in marijuana trafficking more than 25 years ago to an 80-year-old woman convicted of killing her abusive husband nearly a half-century ago.
Independent Journal Review
Biden Issues Six Pardons for Individuals Who Went to Prison for Crimes Related to Drugs and Alcohol (opens Independent Journal Review)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Independent Journal Review's feed description
"The President remains committed to providing second chances to individuals who have demonstrated their rehabilitation."
Al Jazeera
US President Biden issues pardons for drug crimes, murder (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
The six year-end pardons signal shifting attitudes towards domestic violence and drug policy in the United States.
NPR
Biden grants six full pardons as the year comes to a close (opens NPR)
Published Dec 29, 2022
NPR's feed description
President Joe Biden granted clemency to six individuals on Friday who were convicted of a range of crimes
Fox News
Biden pardons woman convicted of murder, 5 others on drug, alcohol-related offenses (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Fox News's feed description
President Joe Biden on Friday pardoned six individuals, including a woman who was convicted of murdering her husband and five others on drug and alcohol-related offenses.
The Guardian
Biden pardons Ohio woman, 80, who killed abusive husband decades ago (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 29, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
President issues six full pardons, mostly for minor drug offenses but including one for Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas over 1977 death
The Week
President Biden grants end-of-year pardons to six former convicts (opens The Week)
Published Dec 29, 2022
New York Times
Biden Issues Six Pardons, Most for Minor Drug Offenses (opens New York Times)
Published Dec 29, 2022
New York Times's feed description
The president’s pardons continued a series of drug-related reprieves this year.
Washington Examiner
Biden grants six holiday pardons (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 29, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
President Joe Biden has granted six full pardons this holiday season, including to one active duty enlisted airman and a domestic abuse survivor.
KVUE
Biden issues 6 pardons as year ends (opens KVUE)
Published Dec 30, 2022
KVUE's feed description
The pardons went to people who had already completed sentences for their convictions.
KEYT Santa Barbara
Biden issues end-of-year pardons to six individuals | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Dec 30, 2022
KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description
Biden issues end-of-year pardons to six individuals
BizPac Review
Biden's end-of-year pardons include domestic abuse survivor who killed her husband, drug convictions (opens BizPac Review)
Published Dec 30, 2022
BizPac Review's feed description
President Joe Biden has issued end-of-year pardons to six convicts, including one was convicted of second-degree murder.

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