Gavin Newsom: ““I’ll make the determination at the beginning of the year,””

This will always weigh heavily on me.

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.

It has not been and cannot be fairly applied and has resulted in the conviction of innocent people.

“So we’ll spend the next few weeks with the family and make a decision early January.”