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Trump responds to pardon request for Lindsay Clancy
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump stated he would not intervene or pardon Lindsay Clancy, who is charged with killing her three children amid claims of postpartum psychosis, emphasizing the case is a state matter.
- Trump described the situation as tragic with no winners, acknowledging the loss of three children and expressing hope that the defense and prosecution resolve the case locally.
- Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, had requested a pardon from Trump despite acknowledging the president's lack of authority in state cases, hoping for influence on the outcome.
- Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder and a potential retrial after a jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal due to questions about her mental state at the time of the killings.
- Clancy, a former nurse, allegedly suffered from postpartum psychosis, and her defense argues she was not criminally responsible; she survived a suicide attempt that left her paralyzed.
