“He is exactly the kind of individual who should be considered for clemency,” said Leahy, who served in the Senate with Biden for 36 years.
Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost, 2/04/2022
“I urge President Biden to commute Leonard Peltier’s prison sentence and release him from federal prison,” Leahy said in a statement. “Peltier, a prominent Native American activist, was imprisoned for crimes he and many other legal experts and advocates maintain he never committed. His trial was so riddled with flaws that even one of the prosecutors trying him has acknowledged that Peltier was wrongfully convicted. Peltier, now 77 years old and ailing with multiple health problems, has served more than 44 years in federal prison.”https://www.huffpost.com/entry/patrick-leahy-biden-leonard-peltier_n_61fd7fade4b0b69cfe8ee30e
yahoo!news carries the story
Patrick Leahy Appeals To Biden: Send Leonard Peltier Home From Prison
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/patrick-leahy-appeals-biden-send-212143751.html
Senator Patrick Leahy, 02.04.22 Comment Urging President Biden To Commute Leonard Peltier’s Sentence
https://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/comment-urging-president-biden-to-commute-leonard-peltiers-sentence
Join the team to free Leonard Peltier
Betty Giusto, Ignacio, The Durango Herald, 2/4/2022
https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/join-the-team-to-free-leonard-peltier/
Send Leonard Peltier Home From Prison
Jack Hanes, Vivarae News, 2/5/2022
https://www.vivaraenews.com/news/send-leonard-peltier-home-from-prison/
CBS News, 2/6/2022
https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20220206194245-president-biden-feels-push-from-activists-to-grant-clemency-for-leonard-peltier-americas-longest-held-indigenous-prisoner/
White House Asked Directly About Granting Clemency To Leonard Peltier
Forbes Breaking News, 2/2/2022
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