Today, the President made grants of commutation of sentences to 214 individuals.
Barack Obama: “Today, the President made grants of commutation of sentences to 214 individuals.”
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Press Release - President Obama Grants Commutations
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The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.
The effort, he said, “should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.”
I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen.





