Biden commutes 37 death sentences ahead of Trump’s plan to resume federal executions
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of nearly all prisoners on federal death row, sparing the lives of 37 men just a month before Donald Trump will return to the Oval Office with a promise to restart federal executions.

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2 developments- Dec 23, 2024Biden commutes 37 death sentences ahead of Trump’s plan to resume federal executions
- Dec 25, 2024Trump says he will pursue more executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
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19 viewpointsBiden gets support for commuting federal death row sentences for 37 of 40 prisoners
Trump says he will pursue more executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
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24 viewpointsPraise and outrage follow Biden’s decision to commute federal death row sentences
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13 viewpointsTrump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row - The Daily Reporter
Trump vows to ‘vigorously pursue death penalty’ after Biden commutes sentences for 37 monsters
Trump rep says Biden move to commute sentences for most death row inmates a 'slap in the face' to victims
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2 articlesJoe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates
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