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President of the United States, Joe Bidenannounced this Thursday that it would commute the sentences of approximately 1,500 people and pardon another 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes, which, according to the White House, is the largest pardon approved in the history of the country.

Biden “will pardon nearly 1,500 Americans, the most in a single day, who have demonstrated successful rehabilitation and a strong commitment to keeping their communities safe,” the White House said in a statement.

The President commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people held in house arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic and who have successfully reintegrated into their families and communities.

The White House also pardoned 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes, the largest single-day pardons in modern history, the White House said.

The note clarifies that Biden, at this point in his presidency, which he will leave on January 20, has issued more sentence commutations than any of his recent predecessors at the same time in his first term.

And he also announces that he will take steps in the coming weeks to “provide meaningful second chances and will continue to review the situation.” additional pardons and commutations of punishment“.

The decision was made just ten days after the American president granted the controversial “full and unconditional” pardon of his son Hunter Biden, prosecuted for illegal gun possession and tax fraud, drawing harsh criticism across the country, especially from the Republican Party and even from some of his fellow Democrats.

The decision cleared Hunter Biden of possible prison time for lying about his criminal record when he purchased a revolver in October 2018 and then possessed it for 11 days without admitting to his then-drug addiction, and also cleared him of nine tax fraud charges. which were brought against him and to which he has already pleaded guilty.

On his last day in office, President Barack Obama set a new clemency record by commuting the sentences of 330 inmates convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.

In total, Obama, also a Democrat, commuted the sentences of 1,715 people, including 568 sentenced to life in prison.

EFE