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Gavin Newsom: “Some have said I should not grant clemency to people who committed the worst of the worst crimes … I have learned…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2026
Some have said I should not grant clemency to people who committed the worst of the worst crimes … I have learned, however, from speaking with the victims harmed by these crimes, that each experiences their loss as the worst of the worst.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

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On the complexities of granting clemency.

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