In order for a pardoner commutation to be valid, the president has to obey the decision to grant that pardoner commutation. There is real reason to question whether Biden made those decisions. As you noted, On one day, January 17, Joe Biden issued 2,490 commutations in a single day. That is the most commutations in the history of the presidency. No other president has done that. (01:05–01:14)
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Asserts that Joe Biden issued 2,490 commutations on January 17.
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