Biden Commutes Sentences of About 1,500 Americans: 5 Things to Know

The White House said it was ’the most ever in a single day.’

President Joe Biden gives remarks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Oct. 8, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Joe Biden on Dec. 12 commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people convicted of crimes and pardoned 39 people. This follows his pardoning of his son, Hunter Biden, earlier this month.

The number of people to whom Biden granted clemency was “the most ever in a single day,” according to a White House statement.