The American president took this measure just over a month after leaving power. “America was built on the promise of possibilities and second chances,” he noted.
A little over a month after leaving power, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this Thursday that will pardon 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commute sentences for 1,500 peoplewho suffered house arrest during the covid-19 pandemic. A record for his country.
“As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, so restore the opportunity for Americans to participate in daily life and contribute to their communities,” Biden justified the measure.
According to the White House in a statement, President Joe Biden “will grant clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans, the most in a single day, who have demonstrated successful rehabilitation and a strong commitment to making their communities safer.”
Second chances
“USA was built on the promise of possibilities and second chances“said the president Biden in the statement.
With this measure, Biden surpassed the previous Democratic president, Barack Obamawho one day before leaving office in January 2017, commuted the sentences of 330 prisoners convicted of non-violent crimes, in that case, for events linked to drugs.
The White House anticipated that Biden’s clemency measure will not be the last. There will be more in the coming weeks, with the goal of “providing meaningful second chances and will continue to review additional pardons and commutations“.
Donald Trump was named “Person of the Year” by Time magazine
The elected president of USA Donald Trump was appointed “Person of the Year” by the magazine Time. Thus, he recognized him as the individual who exerted the greatest influence on world affairs “for better or worse.” To celebrate the magazine’s cover reveal, Trump will ring the opening bell at the NYSEAccording to a source close to the matter, cnn.
Time announced Trump’s election in X this Thursday morning and is reflected with the first recognition that the magazine gave him in 2016, after his unexpected rise to the presidency. This time, the performance caps a remarkable comeback and resurgence that has the potential to upend modern American politics.
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