This decision has raised broader concerns about the messaging of clemency. While the administration aims to address systemic issues, critics warn that leniency for individuals like Conahan risks eroding public trust in the justice system. Many argue that reforms should focus on rehabilitating nonviolent offenders or those unjustly sentenced—not high-profile figures convicted of flagrant abuses of power.
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