Obama rushes to grant clemency before Trump takes office
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.
Neither Trump nor his transition team have said how his administration will address Obama's clemency initiative. But based on how he campaigned as the "law and order" candidate, it is expected to be a completely different justice system.
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