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Lawyer pushes for Biden to grant clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier

Name: Lawyer pushes for Biden to grant clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier
Uploaded: 2022-02-06T00:00:00-0500
Duration: 7 min 50 s
Description: Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist who was convicted of aiding and abetting the 1975 murder of two FBI agents after a controversial trial. Kevin Sharp, Peltier's attorney, joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss his case for clemency.

Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist who was convicted of aiding and abetting the 1975 murder of two FBI agents after a controversial trial. Kevin Sharp, Peltier's attorney, joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss his case for clemency.