Trump Declines Pardon in 3-Child Lindsay Clancy Case as He Calls It a State Matter
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 13
Trump Declines Pardon in 3-Child Lindsay Clancy Case as He Calls It a State Matter
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 13
Summary
Trump said Sunday he would not intervene in Lindsay Clancy’s case, rejecting a push for a presidential pardon and calling it a matter for Massachusetts authorities.
Kevin Reddington, Clancy’s lawyer, had publicly asked Trump last week to pardon her; Trump instead said the defense and prosecutors must work it out at the state level.
Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
Jack Lu, a retired Massachusetts Superior Court judge, told Fox News Digital a plea deal would be in the public interest, though he expects prosecutors to again pursue a first-degree murder conviction.
The case has drawn attention because Clancy’s defense alleges postpartum psychosis; after the children’s deaths, she attempted suicide and was left paralyzed.