Lindsey Clancy requested a pardon, Trump clarifies: I will not intervene

US President Donald Trump clarified that he will not grant a pardon to Lindsey Clancy, the mother accused of murdering her three children, after the murder trial ended with a hung jury. Trump emphasized that this is a state matter, not a federal one, and therefore he cannot intervene. Clancy's attorney appealed to the president for a pardon, but Trump noted that there are "no winners" in this tragedy.

US President Donald Trump clarified that he will not grant a pardon to Lindsey Clancy, the mother accused of murdering her three children, after the dramatic murder trial ended with a hung jury. Trump emphasized that he cannot intervene in the case, as it is a "state matter, not a federal one." He added, "This is a very sad situation, there are no winners here. No matter what you do, three children are dead." Trump's statement came after Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, appealed to the president for a pardon in an interview on "Good Morning America" last week. Reddington repeated his request on "CBS Boston," but acknowledged that the president has no legal authority to grant pardons in state cases. However, he noted that Trump could greatly influence the decision on whether to hold a retrial. Trump referred to Reddington as a "very good lawyer" and added, "I hope they can work something out." Clancy, 36, strangled her three children in their Massachusetts home in 2023. The defense argued that she suffered from severe postpartum psychosis, but she was not convicted after one juror refused to find her not guilty by reason of insanity.