Lindsay Clancy's lawyer has publicly asked former President Donald Trump to pardon his client following a mistrial in her murder case. Kevin Reddington made the plea during an interview on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday.
"Mr. President, I ask that you would consider this lady and consider a pardon," Reddington stated, bowing his head. He noted that Trump had previously commented on the case. Just days prior, Trump had called the situation a "horrible tragedy" and a "terrible situation," remarking that Clancy "did a horrible, horrible thing."
Clancy, 36, faces a retrial after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on charges related to the January 2023 deaths of her three young children: Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 18 months. A jury of nine women and three men deliberated for more than 37 hours over five-and-a-half weeks of evidence before Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Friday afternoon at Plymouth Superior Court. Clancy has admitted to strangling her children with exercise bands but denies the act constituted murder.
Reddington indicated that he is open to negotiating a deal with District Attorney Tim Cruz to avoid a second trial. "I'm willing to listen to Tim [Cruz]," Reddington said. "I've known Tim for 30 years. I hope, however, after this trial, that he would revisit that issue and we could work something out that will be acceptable for both sides."
During the trial, Clancy's defense argued that she was suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis, exacerbated by prescribed medication. She attempted suicide by jumping from an upstairs window following the deaths of her children, an act that left her paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Reddington also disclosed that, to his knowledge, 11 of the 12 jurors believed Clancy should have received a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, with one juror dissenting.