Trump declines to intervene in Lindsay Clancy case
Trump on Lindsay Clancy case: see why he says it belongs in Massachusetts courts Get the key details on the pardon request, mistrial risk, and what happens next
President Donald Trump said he will not step into the Lindsay Clancy case, describing it as a matter for Massachusetts courts rather than the federal government.
Trump called the situation tragic and said there was no real outcome that could be considered a victory, noting that three children were killed. His comments came after Clancy’s attorney publicly asked him to consider a pardon, even though state cases are outside presidential pardon power.
Clancy, a former nurse, is charged in the 2023 deaths of her three children in Massachusetts. Her defense has argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, and the case now faces the possibility of a retrial after jurors were unable to reach a verdict.