In the twilight of his tenure in office, President Joe Biden declared on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of 2,500 inmates incarcerated on drug offenses. This is in addition to the 1,500 commutations he gave out last month.
The president noted that his most recent use of the pardon powers given to him by the Constitution made him the most lenient president in history.
“With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history,” the departing commander in chief said.
“These commutations are a prime example of how Joe Biden cares more about criminals than law-abiding citizens. The Republican Senate is ready to work with President Trump to restore law and order,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in a statement to The Daily Signal.
During his two terms in office, President Barack Obama only issued…
