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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Graig Graziosi

Fury after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and city coffer embezzler

The victims of a pair of major corruption schemes in Pennsylvania and Illinois are angry Joe Biden granted clemency to the perpetrators.

Biden announced on Thursday that he would commute the sentences of 1,500 convicted criminals. White House officials justified the move by saying the convicts "deserve a second chance." The move comes on the heels of Biden pardoning his son, Hunter, which drew sharp criticism from both Republicans and some Democrats.

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