President Trump Responds to Lindsay Clancy Attorney’s Request for Pardon

President Trump signals he will NOT be attempt to intervene in the Lindsay Clancy case, despite her attorney's pleas for him to do so

"There is NO WINNER there. There's no win no matter what you do. 3 children are DEAD."

"That's something THEY have to work out." pic.twitter.com/ibzyaKkQi5

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EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, discusses what comes next for Clancy and calls on President Trump to grant her a pardon. pic.twitter.com/86PqkSiHHt

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After Lindsay Clancy’s criminal defense attorney made a surprise appeal to President Donald Trump for a pardon Tuesday morning, legal experts dismissed the request as unrealistic while questioning the strategy.

“There isn’t going to be a pardon for the simple reason there is no mechanism by law which would allow said pardon,” said Mark Bederow, a New York City-based criminal defense attorney who has been following the case.

The 36-year-old former nurse faced three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. After their deaths, she attempted to kill herself and was paralyzed from the injuries. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial for Clancy Friday after jurors deadlocked following a full week of deliberations.

“This is a very credible, skilled lawyer, and these comments, I think, lack credibility,” Bederow told Fox News Digital. “In some level, they lack seriousness because we know it, it’s not going to happen — so I don’t see the advantage of giving an interview where the only thing people are talking about is Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is seeking a pardon or intervention from the president of the United States in the Massachusetts state case.”

Clancy attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy’s “life was ruined” after she went to an inexperienced doctor who prescribed medications to treat her postpartum depression in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Tuesday. When asked “what’s next” for his client, he appealed directly to the president.

“I’d like to say that perhaps Donald Trump, who felt compelled to speak out about this case, may very well — Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady the type of the person she is, what she’s been through, and consider a pardon,” he said.

In a separate interview with Massachusetts’ WBZ-TV, Reddington said that while he understands Trump has no grounds to issue a pardon on state charges, he felt that the president could potentially influence the case.

“He certainly has an awful lot of clout, and I’m sure that were he hypothetically to reach out to [Plymouth County District Attorney] Tim Cruz, they’re both Republicans, I don’t know, maybe that would be something that Tim would listen to and consider,” he said. “I think any type of help that we can get is helpful.”

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