TrueStar Staff 
Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote a letter to President Biden asking to pardon his son, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., and former daughter-in-law former Ald. Sandi Jackson.
If you don’t know, a pardon is a formal act of forgiveness for a crime committed. Someone who is pardoned cannot be punished further for the forgiven crime.
In September Jackson Jr. also had support from nine south suburban mayors urging Biden to pardon him.
The letter was sent on the same day Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden. It urged the president to consider Jesse Jackson Jr. for a full pardon.
In 2013 Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty to misusing around $750,000 in campaign funds to pay for his family’s lifestyle. He served 23 months in custody, three months in a halfway house, and three months on house arrest. Sandi Jackson pleaded guilty in 2013 to filing false income tax returns and failing to report $600,000 in income. She served 11 months in prison after Jesse Jackson Jr. was freed.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. noted that his son and former daughter-in-law both pleaded guilty to their crimes and completed their sentences.
Jackson Jr. shared the letter on his Facebook page along with links, photos, and other messages making his own case for a pardon.
During a recent WTTW interview, Jackson Jr. mentioned that a pardon would “change the course of my life.” The former Congressman had more to say about a potential pardon.
“When I was released from prison, I did not file for a pardon application. I did not file for a pardon with the Obama administration. I spent my time advocating the Obama administration and subsequent administration for millions of men and women who’ve paid their debt to society in full to be considered for the president’s pardon. I said at that time that I’m at the back of a very, very long line of Americans who served time, they made mistakes, they erred in their lives, but that the president of the United States and the Constitution is the only vehicle that can restore their lives.
“Even when I was exiting prison after I was sentenced, I said I still seek forgiveness, and I still seek the restoration and the resurrection of my life and the life of others, and I’m still right there.”
According to CNN, Biden has “pardoned 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes, and considered to have demonstrated records of meaningfully giving back to the country.”
At the time of the posting of this article the full list of pardons had not been revealed.
True Star Staff
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