Schatz Urges President Biden To Pardon Native American Activist Leonard Peltier

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, again called on President Biden to pardon Native American activist Leonard Peltier who was convicted of murder in 1977 following a controversial investigation and trial, which many civil rights leaders and legal experts have called unjust, including the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case. Since 2022, Schatz has repeatedly led colleagues in calling on the president to grant Peltier, who is now 80 and has been imprisoned for the past 49 years, clemency. To hear more about what we’re up to, connect with us on: X (formerly known as Twitter) → @SenBrianSchatz Instagram → @SenBrianSchatz Facebook → @SenBrianSchatz Online → www.schatz.senate.gov