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Last week, President Joe Biden made history — and not in a good way — by granting clemency on an unprecedented scale, commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and issuing 39 pardons in a single day. This marks the largest one-day act of clemency in modern history, surpassing the previous record set by President Barack Obama, who issued 330 commutations during his final days in office.
Itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatamongthenearly1,500individualswhosesentencesBidencommutedlastweekwereatleastthreeDemocraticpoliticiansandseveralpublicofficials,includingadisgracedformerjudgeinfamousfororchestratingaschemethatsentthousandsofchildrentojailinexchangeforkickbacks,accordingtoareportbyTheDailyCaller.
LuzerneCountyJudgeMichaelConahan,oneoftwojudgesconvictedin2011forhisroleinthe“KidsforCash”scandal,hadhissentencecommutedbyBiden.Conahanandanotherjudgereceivedmillionsfromsendingchildrentoprivatedetentionfacilitieswheretheyhadabusinessinterest.
SeveralvictimsoftheschemespokeoutagainstBiden’sdecision.
AmandaLorah,whowaswronglyimprisoned,tol