As one of his last official acts, President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, 80, allowing the American Indian Movement member to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement.

The Native American activist says he did not receive a fair trial in the slayings of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Trump vowed to press the Justice Department to prosecute people he considered to be part of a political opposition.

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison.

Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Separately, Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.

By Doina Chiacu, Jeff Mason, Nandita Bose and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for several of his immediate family members and people that incoming President Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation,

In the final minutes of his presidency, Joe Biden pre-emptively pardoned several family members, including his brothers James and Frank Biden, and sister Valerie Biden Owens. Biden said the pardons were intended to shield his family from politically motivated attacks and should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment of any wrongdoing.

US President Joe Biden, in one of his final acts before leaving office, issued preemptive pardons to former Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, and several

The extraordinary actions by the outgoing president reflect America’s tensions as a successor takes office who has said his opponents should be jailed.

President Biden said the decision will allow Peltier, an 80-year-old Native American activist, to fulfill the remainder of his sentence from home.

Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president Monday, commuted the life sentence of Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and of escaping from federal prison.

President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier was a leader in the American Indian Movement, advocating for better healthcare, education, and jobs for Native and Indigenous people.