President Joe Biden granted clemency to nearly 1,500 individuals and pardoned 39 others on Thursday, in what the White House has said is the biggest such executive action in recent presidential history.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under scrutiny as speculation rises on whether he'd seek a pardon for his federal corruption charges from incoming President Donald Trump, who has voiced support for him in the past.
Rapper Boosie BadAzz has asked President-Elect Donald Trump Wednesday to pardon him for a gun charge he was indicted on earlier this year.
The House passed a measure to decriminalize marijuana in April of 2022, though the Republican-led Senate has yet to look at the bill.
President Barack Obama granted clemency to 231 individuals Monday, according to The White House.