Presidential clemency

How Likely Is A Presidential Pardon For R. Kelly?

Jun 16, 2025

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, currently serving a 30-year federal prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking, and child pornography offenses, is now seeking a presidential pardon from President Donald J. Trump, according to a June 12 statement from his attorney Beau B. Brindley, Esq. Brindley revealed that Kelly’s legal team is in contact with unnamed…
President Biden Grants Largest Single-Day Clemency in U.S. History, Includes Nearly 1,500 Commutations

Dec 13, 2024

In a historic use of presidential clemency powers, President Joe Biden granted clemency to nearly 1,500 individuals on Thursday, marking the largest single-day exercise of such authority in modern U.S. history. The sweeping action includes approximately 1,500 sentence commutations for individuals moved to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and 39 pardons for non-violent offenders…

How Likely Is A Presidential Pardon For R. Kelly?