Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, requesting he consider granting a pardon to his client. The plea came after Clancy’s murder trial concluded in a mistrial last week.
Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Reddington stated, “I would hope that you would consider this young lady – the type of person she is and what she’s been through – and consider a pardon.” He described Clancy as “a wonderful, wonderful person” during the interview.
The defense attorney addressed his previous remarks about his case having “crushed” District Attorney Tim Cruz, stating he did not regret the wording but wished he had been more “circumspect.” Reddington also clarified his reaction to the jury’s 11-1 split, explaining his frustration stemmed not from the holdout juror but from “all the work everyone put into this, including the jurors.” He emphasized his respect for the jury system and an individual juror's right to hold doubt.
Reddington also pushed back against claims made during the trial suggesting Clancy’s husband, Patrick, was involved in the deaths of their three children, calling these assertions “outright falsehoods” that should have consequences.
He attributed the tragedy to systemic failures in providing Clancy with adequate care for postpartum depression. Reddington criticized the psychiatrist, whom he noted had only been practicing for a month and billed herself as a postpartum depression expert, for prescribing numerous medications for depression concurrently. He highlighted that Clancy had expressed her severe distress in letters to family, contacted suicide hotlines twice, and felt her life was ruined.
When questioned if blaming mental illness was a rationalization, Reddington asserted that critics did not understand Clancy’s experience, referencing her text messages, journal entries, and a letter to her mother in October expressing illness. He stated Clancy had reached out for help and was ignored.
