Obama pardons 78 felons and commutes 153 more as White House boasts of 'greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day'

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[h=1]Obama pardons 78 felons and commutes 153 more as White House boasts of 'greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day'[/h]

• Record for clemencies is set by Obama as he lets scores off for their federal crimes or their sentences
• Obama is vacationing in Hawaii but White House Counsel Neil Eggleston boasted of 'his belief that America is a nation of second chances'
• The White House did not immediately release a list of who had been pardoned

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 20:24, 19 December 2016 | UPDATED: 23:33, 19 December 2016

 

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President Barack Obama has pardoned 78 people and shortened the sentence of 153 others convicted of federal crimes, the greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day by any president, the White House said Monday.
Obama has been granting commutations at rapid-fire pace in his final months in office, but he has focused primarily on shortening sentences of those convicted of drug offenses rather than pardons.
Pardons amount to forgiveness of a crime that removes restrictions on the right to vote, hold state or local office, or sit on a jury. The pardon also lessens the stigma arising from the conviction.

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Record clemency: The number of people given pardons or commutations is the greatest ever in a day

Neil Eggleston, Obama's White House counsel, said Obama has now pardoned a total of 148 people during his presidency and has shortened the sentences of 1,176 people, including 395 serving life sentences.
Eggleston said each clemency recipient's story is unique, but a common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them.
Pardon recipients have shown they have led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way, he said.
Commutation recipients have made the most of his or her time in prison by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment, he said.

 

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On vacation: The presidential motorcade was seen on Sunday as the Obamas went to a botanical garden in Kaneohe, Hawaii



'These are the stories that demonstrate the successes that can be achieved — by both individuals and society — in a nation of second chances,' Eggleston said.
The commutations were announced as Obama vacations in Hawaii during the holidays.

 

[superbeets]

Lock him up.

 

[Greenbacks]

78 felons ##)##)

 

[superbeets]

The majority will be back in jail before they can vote democrat in the next election.

 

[texansfan]

If Obama had a son he be a pardoned Felon.