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Trump rules out intervening in Lindsay Clancy Case: 'It's actually a state situation'

The president's reaction comes after Kevin Reddington, Clancy's attorney, publicly asked Trump to pardon his client, even though he acknowledged that the president lacks the authority to grant a pardon in a state matter.

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Carlos Dominguez
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President Donald Trump stated this Sunday, in remarks to reporters on the tarmac at Shannon Airport in Ireland as he departed for the U.S., that he has no intention of intervening in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, following a public request from her attorney for him to grant her a pardon.

The first trial ended in a mistrial in early September, after Judge William Sullivan dismissed the jury following nearly a week without a verdict. According to jurors who spoke with NBC10 Boston, the panel split 11-1 in favor of finding her not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. District Attorney Timothy Cruz has not yet said whether there will be another trial.

"There’s no winner there": Trump's response

According to Fox News, when asked directly if he would pardon Clancy, Trump described the case as "very sad," but emphasized that "It's actually a state situation, you know, not a federal".

"There’s no winner there. There’s no win no matter what you do. Three children are dead," the president said.

Trump added that the resolution must come from the local level, though he praised the defense attorney's work: "He’s a good attorney. I’ve heard from other people he’s a very good attorney. I hope they can work it out. That’s something they have to work out … There is no win there."

Pardon request and constitutional limits

The president's reaction comes after Kevin Reddington, Clancy's attorney, publicly asked Trump to pardon his client, even while acknowledging that the president lacks the authority to grant a pardon in a state matter. Reddington had expressed hope that Trump could, at the very least, influence the outcome of the case.

In earlier statements, Trump had already warned that Clancy would have a "price to pay" for the deaths, though he acknowledged the severity of her mental state.

Clancy, 36, a former nurse, faces three counts of first-degree murder for the 2023 deaths of Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.

Patrick Clancy after mistrial verdict

The father of the three children murdered in Duxbury, Mass., issued a statement after a judge declared a mistrial in the case against his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy. His attorney warned that a new trial would result in him "reliving the tragedy."
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​Attorney David Meier submitted the brief, reported by The Boston Globe, following the decision by Judge William Sullivan of the Plymouth Superior Court, who on Friday declared a mistrial because the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
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​"Patrick Clancy is grateful to the Court and to the jurors for their hard work, their commitment, and their perseverance," Meier said on behalf of the father. "The loss of Patrick’s children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure."

The statement underscores the emotional toll that facing another trial would entail. "The prospect of reliving this tragedy through another trial is extraordinarily painful—for Patrick, for his family and for all us," Meier added.

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