What Lindsay Clancy's Lawyer Really Wants From Trump
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The episode discusses Kevin Reddington's televised request for a pardon for Lindsay Clancy and the implications of such a plea on her trial and defense strategy.
Kevin Reddington asked President Trump for a pardon on national television, and a pardon is the one thing Trump cannot give him. Eric Faddis, defense attorney and former prosecutor, joins True Crime Today to explain what the request is actually for. Lindsay Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial on September 4, 2026, after the jury deliberated 38 hours across seven days. Reddington says the split was 11-1 in favor of acquittal. On Good Morning America he asked the president to "consider this young lady and the person she is, what she's been through, and consider a pardon." Presidents can only pardon federal crimes. Reddington then described Plymouth County DA Tim Cruz as a hard-charging, conservative prosecutor and said he hoped Cruz would reconsider after seeing the evidence. Reddington has also ruled out any plea with jail time, saying he would not plead Lindsay Clancy to a single day because she was sick. A Rule 25 motion for a required finding of not guilty, asking the judge to end the case for lack of evidence, is set for September 29. Eric explains how a televised plea to a president becomes pressure on a county prosecutor. He weighs whether a public no-jail ultimatum is a…
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