Claim: President Obama has pardoned Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, May 2015]
Is it true that Obama pardoned the Boston Marathon bomber?
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On May 15, Dhozkhar Tsarneav, one of the Boston Bombers was given the death sentence for his involvement in the anti-American terrorist attack that killed 3 and injured 264. Now however, that sentence has officially been repealed, as president Obama has issued an official pardon.
The pardon came at a press conference held at the White House this morning. This is what the president had to say:
Fellow Americans, make no mistake, what Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother did in April 2013 was wrong — very wrong. My respects go out the Americans that were killed or injured during the bombings and their families. Having said all this however, sometimes, we need to have mercy. Dzhokhar is a 21-year old Muslim with a promising future. He is intelligent, he was well-liked by his peers and he was well adjusted. I don't feel like such a young life can be ended for one single mistake that was a result of subversive radicalization. It is important that we embrace muslims in this country and that we are willing to forgive their trespasses with the same readiness as we do Christians. I am looking forward to meeting with Dzhokhar and discussing how he can give back to the community he so wrongfully destroyed.
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Last updated: 17 May 2015