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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
The president commuted Peltier over the objection of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter sent to Biden earlier this month and obtained by The Associated Press, Wray reiterated his position that “Peltier is a remorseless killer,” and urged the president not to act.
Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier, convicted in FBI killings
The Native American activist says he did not receive a fair trial in the slayings of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Native activist Leonard Peltier to serve remainder of sentence at home after Biden order
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents nearly 50 years ago in South Dakota. Peltier, 80, is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota.
Departing Biden commutes Leonard Peltier sentence
Minutes before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa member Leonard Peltier's life sentence.
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency
Ann Alquist speaks with journalist Brian Bull about the significance of President Biden commuting the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist convicted of killing FBI agents
The last-minute decision allows the 80-year-old Leonard Peltier to serve the remainder of his sentence under home confinement.
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden
The outgoing Biden administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975.
Biden's clemency for activist Peltier 'as good as freedom'; blasted by FBI director
Native American activist Leonard Peltier said spending the rest of his life in home confinement after being granted clemency by former President Joe Biden is "as good as freedom," after Biden's own FBI director opposed commutation for a man sentenced to life for the killing of two FBI agents.
Biden Grants Leonard Peltier Clemency in Killings of FBI Agents
Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Biden commutes sentence of Peltier, convicted of killing FBI agents on Pine Ridge
President Joe Biden, as one of his last acts on Monday, commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who was serving life in prison after being convicted of killing two FBI agents 50 years ago on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
Biden sparks outrage with last-minute commutation of man convicted of killing FBI agents
President Joe Biden has sparked outrage after commuting the sentence of Leonard Peltier in a last-minute move before leaving office Monday. Peltier, 80, has spent nearly 50 years in prison after being
Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him ...
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Peltier’s release and the connection to one of Fargo’s longest-serving city mayors
WASHINGTON (KFGO)—Former Fargo Mayor Jon Lindgren says he was shocked and amazed that former President Joe Biden commuted ...
Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 pardons send message that "politics is more important than policing"
Washington — U.S. Capitol Police chief Thomas Manger said he's concerned by the sweeping pardons President Trump issued ...
Biden issues last-minute pardons for five family members — including his own brother
Biden issued the sweeping pardons just minutes before he departed the White House for the final time as president ...
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Will Biden Grant Leonard Peltier Clemency? Indigenous Leaders Plead, “Don’t Let Him Die in Prison”
Leonard Peltier recently turned 80 years old ... On Air Force One from Washington, D.C., to Arizona, when the announcement was going to be made for the apology for the boarding schools, she ...