commutation

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According to reports, she is working on a commutation application.

From Salon

Those clemencies came on top of the commutation awarded last month to George Santos, the disgraced former New York congressman found guilty of defrauding donors and lying to the House of Representatives.

From Salon

It’s the second time that Santos has brought up Jesus in relation to his sentence commutation.

From Salon

The administration has not indicated whether Santos’s restitution or supervised release conditions were waived, though the commutation ends his prison term.

From Salon

“We wanted to focus on that very recent, very tangible and particularly gross injustice, which doesn’t close the door on revisiting other commutations in prior eras and in prior administrations,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal