Lawmakers Seek Leonard Peltier's Clemency
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•Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to commute the sentence of Leonard Peltier, who has been in prison for nearly 50 years
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Leonard Peltier has been in prison for nearly 50 years and is in poor health.
He was accused of murdering two FBI agents in a 1975 shoot-out on a South Dakota reservation.
He has maintained his innocence, which has almost certainly led to him being denied parole.
The White House has not responded to a request for comment.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, is one of the signatories on Thursday ’s letter.
He separately appealed to Biden last week to show mercy’ and commute Peltier’s sentence.
If he wanted to avoid some controversy, he could simply commute his sentence.
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