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Coverage dated December 3, 2024

Jeffries presses Biden to issue more pardons before leaving office

Headline from The Hill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is calling on President Biden to issue more pardons before he leaves office, notably for non-violent offenders.

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  1. The Guardian

    Top House Democrat calls on Biden to pardon ‘working-class Americans’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hakeem Jeffries calls for ‘high level of compassion’ towards people in prison after president pardoned son Hunter

  2. Blaze Media

    Rep. Jeffries calls on Biden to issue more pardons (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Jeffries requests pardons for Americans 'unjustly' targeted by 'aggressive prosecutions.'

  3. Fox News

    Jeffries wants Biden to dole out pardons for people aggressively prosecuted 'for nonviolent offenses' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants President Joe Biden to pardon people who faced "aggressive prosecutions for nonviolent offenses."

  4. Washington Times

    Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries defends Biden’s pardon of son Hunter but calls for more (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday defended President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter despite bipartisan backlash over the move but called on the president to issue more pardons as his term comes to a close.

  5. The Hill

    Jeffries presses Biden to issue more pardons before leaving office (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is calling on President Biden to issue more pardons before he leaves office, notably for non-violent offenders.

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