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Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences
Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
Biden pardons Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott
On his last full day in the White House President Joe Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who served nearly eight years in prison on a drug-related offense.
It's not clear whether Biden, who leaves office Monday, will pardon people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.
US President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
President Biden pardons Marcus Garvey and others, addressing historical injustices linked to civil rights activism and political motivations.
President Biden used his clemency power today, his last full day of presidency, to pardon 5 individuals and commute the sentences of 2 others. One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott.
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