Lindsay Clancy’s Attorney Asks for Pardon From President Trump

WASHINGTON — The attorney for Lindsay Clancy, whose murder trial ended in a mistrial last week, said Tuesday he hopes President Donald Trump will pardon his client, even though the president does not have the authority to pardon state crimes.

Kevin Reddington made the appeal during an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," saying he hoped Trump would consider Clancy's circumstances and mental health history.

"Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady and the person she is, what she's been through, and consider a pardon," Reddington said.

Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in Massachusetts in the 2023 deaths of her children, Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. 

She has admitted to strangling them to death.

Because the charges are being prosecuted in state court, Trump's presidential pardon power does not apply. A pardon would have to come from Massachusetts authorities. 

Trump has said he has been following the case. After the mistrial was declared Friday, he described Clancy's actions as "horrible" and said she could face another trial, imprisonment or commitment to a mental institution. 

Reddington also said he is open to negotiating an agreement with Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz, whose office has not decided whether to retry the case.

"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 said.

The comments represent a shift in tone from Reddington's remarks outside court Friday, when he criticized Cruz and said the prosecution did not have a strong case.

The jury deliberated for seven days before telling Judge William Sullivan it could not reach a unanimous verdict. 

Clancy's defense argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and was not criminally responsible for her actions. Prosecutors argued she understood what she was doing and had deliberately sent her husband, Patrick Clancy, on errands before the killings. The case has drawn intense public attention and debate over postpartum mental health and criminal responsibility.

A status hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29, when the court is expected to address the next steps in the case.