> peach and blossom were born in july on a farm in northfield, minnesota, home of my alma mater, carleton college, and thanks to the presidential pardon, they will be retiring back into minnesota on a farm. obviously this is a lighthearted tradition, but the ending of the year calls attention to the power of the pardon -- power of the president to pardon people and bestow upon them a new beginning of their lives and with president biden's term ending in less than two months, requests are coming in. dozens of clemency recipients wrote to president biden this week calling on him to be quote, bold and compassionate with his pardon power before leaving office. formerly incarcerated americans are not alone in asking biden to grant more pardons. 67 house democrats sent their letter to the white house this month including massachusetts congresswoman ayanna pressley. >> with an incarcerated parent myself i can only imagine how different my own childhood would have been if my father was able to get the help that he desperately needed. clemency works. clemency heals. clemency saves lives. president