Lindsay Clancy’s defense team is making a bold, albeit unconventional, move. Following last week’s mistrial, attorney Kevin Reddington is publicly calling on President Donald Trump to issue a pardon for the Massachusetts mother who admitted to strangling her three young children in 2023.
Clancy’s defense has maintained that she was suffering from severe psychosis at the time of the killings, while prosecutors argued she was criminally responsible. After a 12-member jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict, the judge declared a mistrial.
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“Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady, the type of person she is, what she’s been through, and consider a pardon,” Reddington said during an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America.
The request is legally unusual, as presidential pardon power is typically limited to federal crimes, whereas Clancy’s case is being handled at the state level.
President Trump had previously weighed in on the case last Friday, calling the murders a “horrible, horrible thing” while reacting to the news of the hung jury.
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As for what comes next, the case is currently in the hands of Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz, who must decide whether to pursue a retrial or offer a plea deal. The two sides are set to meet in court on September 29 to map out the next steps. Reddington expressed hope that the DA might reconsider a plea deal after reviewing the trial evidence, noting, “I hope, however, after sitting through this trial and seeing the evidence that was presented from the government as well as from the defense, that he would revisit that issue and hopefully would be able to work something out that would be acceptable to both sides.”
Reddington also sparked controversy during the interview by revealing that he believes the jury was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of a not-guilty verdict by reason of insanity, a highly unusual disclosure that has drawn criticism for potentially breaching judicial confidentiality. He further stoked the flames by identifying the single holdout juror as one of the three men on the panel.