After pardoning his son, President Biden has issued several more pardons in the “largest single-day act of clemency” in American history. Meanwhile, multiple congressional Democrats are calling on him to pardon President-elect Trump.

From The Epoch Times. President Joe Biden on Dec. 12 announced he was pardoning 39 people and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, in the largest single-day act of clemency in history.

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The pardons are going to individuals who were convicted of nonviolent crimes such as drug offenses, the White House said. Those who are having their sentences commuted were placed in home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and “have successfully reintegrated into their families and communities,” according to the White House.

“America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances,” Biden said in a statement. …

Officials did not release the names of any of the individuals being granted relief.

They said the people include a nurse who helped spearhead COVID-19 vaccination efforts, an addiction counselor who volunteers to help young people, and a military veteran who assists frail, fellow church members.

Biden made the move after pardoning his son, Hunter Biden …

At this point in his presidency, Biden has already commuted more sentences than his recent predecessors, including Trump. He has also issued categorical pardons to people convicted of using or possessing marijuana, and former military members convicted of consensual sodomy.

The White House said that before Biden leaves office he “will take additional steps to provide meaningful second chances and continue to review additional pardons and commutations.” The White House added that “there is more to come.” …

From The Epoch Times. Several congressional Democrats, including a former member of the House Democratic leadership, this week called for President-elect Donald Trump to be pardoned.

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the former House Democratic majority whip, responded to a question on MSNBC about whether Trump should be pardoned by President Joe Biden.

“Yes, I do think so,” the longtime congressman told the outlet. “And I think he should pardon all of those people that have been accused and have been targeted so we can clean the slate and have an air of possibilities for the future.”

“If we keep digging up things of the past, I’m not too sure the country would not lose its way,” Clyburn said, while also defending Biden’s decision this month to pardon his son Hunter for two federal convictions. …

On Dec. 10, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) wrote on Truth Social that Trump should be pardoned in his New York criminal case. …

“Weaponizing the judiciary for blatant, partisan gain diminishes the collective faith in our institutions and sows further division,” Fetterman said in his post. …

Because the case was brought by the state and based on state law, rather than federal law, Biden cannot pardon Trump in that case; only the governor of New York can. …

While sentencing was postponed indefinitely last month by the judge overseeing the case, the conviction against Trump stands. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, in a court filing unsealed on Dec. 10, suggested the president-elect could receive a non-incarceration sentence or that his sentencing could wait until he leaves office. …

Other than Fetterman and Clyburn, at least one Democratic lawmaker has called for Trump to be pardoned.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) wrote on social media in June that Hochul should pardon the president-elect “for the good of the country.” …

A former Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), also called for Biden to pardon Trump during a CNN interview earlier in December. …

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(Excerpts from The Epoch Times and The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: Michael Stokes – Biden13, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79141909)