“This paints a troubling picture of a pardon process driven by politics and haste rather than the careful deliberation such extraordinary acts of executive clemency demand
Similar quotes
“Biden's clemency action "was not carried out in consultation with the Office of the Pardon Attorney and there was little coordination with the Department."
“the president took clemency "very, very seriously,"
“the Dec. 1 pardon "was not processed via application through our Office,"
“The Justice Department pardon offices own emails show the final Biden auto-pen blitz was so clumsy and rushed that the chaos extended even to the most high-profile and controversial of all: his own son, Hunter.
“an earlier notice had incorrectly described Hunter Biden as receiving a full and unconditional pardon "after completion of sentence,"
“Many of the cases that were granted commutation on January 17 were not vetted through our office, and so the data we had available was not reviewed as carefully as we would ordinarily hope it to be.
“The administration's reliance upon executive orders and unilateral action has sacrificed sustainability for speed.
“the doctor who oversaw the May execution was unqualified and likely to botch his execution as well