Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.

Christopher Wray, who became FBI director in 2017 before he retired Monday as President Donald Trump took office for his second ... I urge you in the strongest terms possible: Do not pardon Leonard Peltier or cut his sentence short," Wray wrote.

What does our Editorial Board Roundtable make of the pardons and commutations issued this week by both an outgoing and an incoming president?

Readers discuss Jan. 6 pardons, past violence at the Capitol and other acts of clemency. Regarding the Jan. 21 front-page story “ Trump extends clemency to all involved in Jan. 6 riot ”:

President Joe Biden has sparked outrage after commuting the sentence of Leonard Peltier in a last-minute move before leaving office Monday.

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison.

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American Indian activist Leonard Peltier speaks during a 1999 interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. President Joe Biden commuted to home confinement Peltier's life sentence after he spent most of his life in prison for the killing of two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975.

“The President is commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves ... after President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office Monday. “It’s finally over – I ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday said President Donald Trump sent “the wrong signal” in pardoning Jan. 6 rioters who violently assaulted police officers.

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