Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
The president commuted Peltier over the objection of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter sent to Biden earlier this month and obtained by The Associated Press, Wray reiterated his position that “Peltier is a remorseless killer,” and urged the president not to act.
Biden commutes sentence of Peltier, convicted of killing FBI agents on Pine Ridge
President Joe Biden, as one of his last acts on Monday, commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who was serving life in prison after being convicted of killing two FBI agents 50 years ago on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist, had his life sentence commuted by President Joe Biden, allowing him to serve home confinement. This decision sparked debate, with FBI figures opposing ...
In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist ...
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Co-Vice Chairman Kevin Sharp represented Mr. Peltier for 5 years, filing Mr. Peltier’s original clemency petition in December 2019 and refiling it again in 2021, before ...
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