Obama races to grant clemency before Trump puts on the kibosh
By Kelly Cohen (@politicohen_) • 1/4/17 12:01 AM
President Obama has upped his use of executive power to grant clemency and pardons to thousands of federal prisoners, rushing to get them done before President-elect Trump takes office and possibly grinds things to a halt.
Through his clemency initiative, which he launched in 2014, Obama has commuted the sentences of 1,176 individuals. He has also granted an additional 148 pardons.
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