Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter

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How did the left and right cover Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter?

Of the 86 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 29% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 94. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 86 rated outlets on this story, 17% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 29% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter biased?

Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter is one event reported by 94 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter?

94 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did Donald Trump say about the Lindsay Clancy case?

President Donald Trump stated that the Lindsay Clancy case is a "state situation" and not a federal matter. He expressed sympathy for the situation, calling it "very sad," and indicated he would not intervene.

Why did Lindsay Clancy's attorney ask for a presidential pardon?

Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, publicly asked President Trump to grant his client a pardon. This request came after a mistrial was declared in Clancy's trial, where she is charged with murdering her three children.

What is the current status of Lindsay Clancy's trial?

A mistrial was declared in Lindsay Clancy's trial after one juror held out and refused to reach a verdict. Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her children.