NEW: With a burst of pardons and commutations, Biden granted clemency to nearly 10 times as many people today (1,538) as he had in the nearly four year-period leading up to today (161). It's part of a growing trend of late-term clemency.
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Acts of clemency are increasingly common late in a president’s term
More than 90% of Joe Biden’s total acts of clemency have come in his final weeks in the White House.