Leonard Peltier was convicted of shooting and killing two FBI agents.
Leonard Peltier, who is serving two life sentences for the 1975 murder of two FBI agents, is shown in prison, in Feb. 1986.Thirty-three members of Congress are asking President Joe Biden to grant clemency to a Native American leader convicted of shooting and killing two FBI agents.leader Leonard Peltier, citing what they said were the "prosecutorial misconduct" and "constitutional violations" that took place during Peltier's trial.
, who called the opposition to Peltier's clemency an "FBI family vendetta." All three wrote letters seeking clemency for Peltier, who was denied clemency by then-Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Nick Tilsen, CEO and founder of the NDN Collective, which helped organize a rally calling for clemency for Peltier, said the FBI "became fearful" following the rise of the American Indian Movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
Peltier's lawyer and former U.S. District Court Judge Kevin Sharp alleged that officials engaged in misconduct in Peltier's case.
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