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Ted Cruz: “On December 12, 2024, the Biden administration commuted the…”

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Joe Biden Autopen Pardons are Null & Void, plus Fighting Horrific Nigerian Persecution of Christians

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Well, the numbers are staggering. And I want to read to you from the letter that I sent Attorney General Bondi this week. It begins, dear Attorney General Bondi, On December 12, 2024, the Biden administration commuted the sentences of roughly 1500 inmates and pardoned 39 others. And on January 17, 2025, the administration issued 2,490 additional commutations, more in a single day than any president had ever granted over an entire presidency. (02:54–03:03)

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