‘Don’t play games with me’: Schmitt blasts Biden’s clemency attorney over death row criminal pardon

A tense Senate hearing turned explosive as Sen. Eric Schmitt clashed with former Biden pardon attorney Liz Oyer over clemency recommendations for federal death row inmates. Schmitt accused Oyer of hypocrisy, challenged her judgment, and pressed her over recommendations involving convicted murderers, telling her, "Don't play games with me." The exchange focused on the Biden administration's use of clemency powers and recommendations involving death row prisoners. Republicans argued the decisions put public safety and justice for victims at risk, while the broader debate over presidential clemency continues to draw sharp political divisions.

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