Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Checking the Facts

Tue Dec 17 2024

Biden can't pardon Luigi Mangione for state crimes

Only federal offenses are eligible for a presidential pardon, and Mangione had only been charged with state-level crimes as of Dec. 16.

The image was doctored to attribute to Kennedy a post shared by another X user. There is no record of the post on Kennedy's account.

USA TODAY published no such article and has no affiliation with the website in question. Carson has no connection to this Alzheimer's product.

A spokesperson for the congresswoman said the claim is false. There is no credible evidence of any insider trading probe involving her.

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