Categories Selected Articles Who did Biden pardon? Whose sentences did he commute? Takeaways from the president’s record-setting day of clemency. Post author By Mike Nova Post date December 12, 2024 President Biden announced Thursday that he is commuting sentences for roughly 1,500 people and is pardoning 39 others in what the White House called the “largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.” ← Filipinos’ top Google searches in 2024 highlight diverse interests → President Joe Biden commutes sentences for two of Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters