President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
Gotta have a sentence before a commutation or pardon, I believe.
No, Biden just fucking sucks.
No you don’t. Carter issued a [blanked pardon for all draft dodgers from the Vietnam war](https://www.justice.gov/pardon/proclamation-4483-granting-pardon-violations-selective-service-act). No prior charges or convictions needed.
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Nixon didn’t before his pardon, but I suspect it would be necessary for a commutation.