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C.J. Ciaramella

Tom Cotton Says Biden's Marijuana Pardon Recipients Pleaded Down From More Serious Charges

Surprising no one, Sen. Tom Cotton (R–Ark.) was not a big fan of President Joe Biden's announcement yesterday that he was pardoning several thousand people convicted of simple possession of marijuana.

"In the midst of a crime wave and on the brink of a recession, Joe Biden is giving blanket pardons to drug offenders—many of whom pled down from more serious charges," Cotton tweeted. "This is a desperate attempt to distract from failed leadership."

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