US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people. The White House described ...
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Biden commuted 1,500 sentences and issuing 39 pardons in the single largest act of clemency in U.S. history. But what's the difference between the two?