Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

Former President Joe Biden signed a number of pardons and commutations on his way out of the White House as per tradition, according to new information.

Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving live in prison

A released statement from President Joe Biden revealed that Former Kentucky State Representative Jerry Lundergan has been pardoned after he was convicted on federal campaign finance charges in 2020.

Outgoing President Joe Biden issued a last-minute set of grants for clemency, which included members of his family, Democratic politicians and Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota — a charge that he has steadfastly denied.

WASHINGTON — Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier ... politician from Kentucky who served in the state ...

FILE – Marchers carry a large painting of jailed American Indian Leonard Peltier during a march on ... a Democratic politician from Kentucky who served in the state House of Representatives.

Steven Senne / AP Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier ... politician from Kentucky who served in the state ...

WASHINGTON — Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier ... politician from Kentucky who served in the state ...

January 28, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) - Just minutes before leaving office, Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life prison sentence of Leonard Peltier, the elderly American Indian Movement activist who supporters say was framed for the murder of two federal agents during a 1975 reservation shootout.

The 11th hour clemency of Leonard Peltier has touched off a wave of joy, but it also brings pain to those who believe he should remain in prison for murder.

Out-going President Joe Biden pardoned Lexington businessman and former state Democratic Party chief Jerry Lundergan for his conviction on federal campaign finance charges.