"Democrats Urge Biden to Release Leonard Peltier, Activist Convicted of Killing FBI Agents"
A group of mostly House and Senate Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders, have written a letter to President Biden urging him to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted in the 1970s of fatally shooting two FBI agents. The Democrats cast doubt on the circumstances of Peltier's conviction and highlighted his age, health issues, and nearly five decades of imprisonment. Peltier's conviction has been upheld on appeal multiple times, and the FBI Agents Association strongly opposes his release. The White House has not responded to the letter.
