Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter
President Donald Trump stated he would not intervene in the Massachusetts murder case of Lindsay Clancy.
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Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter
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What this story says
- President Donald Trump said he would not intervene in the Lindsay Clancy case, stating it is a "state situation" and not a federal one.
- Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, had publicly asked Trump to grant his client a pardon.
- Trump expressed sympathy for the deaths of Clancy's three children, calling the situation "very sad" and stating "there's no winner there."
- A mistrial was declared in Clancy's trial after a juror held out.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
76/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
18/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
President Donald Trump has stated he will not intervene in the case of Lindsay Clancy, a former Massachusetts nurse charged with killing her three young children. Trump described the case as a "state situation," not a federal matter, in response to a public request from Clancy's attorney for a presidential pardon. The attorney, Kevin Reddington, made the plea following a mistrial in Clancy's trial, which occurred after a juror refused to reach a verdict.
Trump expressed sympathy for the tragedy, calling the situation "very sad" and noting that "there's no winner there." He acknowledged Reddington as a good attorney and expressed hope that the parties involved could resolve the matter at the state level. Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Following the deaths, she attempted suicide and sustained injuries that resulted in paralysis.
Disagreement on Clancy's admission of guilt
The Gateway Pundit reported that Clancy "murdered her three children and admitted to the crime," while noting the defense argues she is not guilty by reason of insanity. None of the other reports mention an admission of guilt from Clancy.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention that Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her children Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months). The centre-rated report from The New York Ledger did include these details.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 13 Sept 2026, 21:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The New York Ledger led with Trump's statement that the Lindsay Clancy case is a "state situation" following the attorney's pardon plea. The report detailed Trump's expression of sympathy and his view that "there's no winner there." It noted that Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, had publicly asked Trump for a pardon. The article included information about Clancy's charges and her condition after attempting suicide. It also mentioned the mistrial strategy and the looming retrial.
Right
6 rated outlets
- Six right-rated reports focused on President Trump's response to the request for a pardon in the Lindsay Clancy case. The Gateway Pundit highlighted Trump's previous comments about the case and stated Clancy "murdered her three children and admitted to the crime." This report also mentioned the mistrial declared due to a juror holding out and quoted Clancy's attorney's plea for a pardon. LifeNews.com and wfmd.com used headlines stating Trump called the case a "state situation" and lamented the children's deaths. WLTReport and democraticaccent.com also focused on Trump's response to the pardon request and his characterisation of the case as a state matter. Fox News's digest also reported Trump's statement that he would not intervene in the Massachusetts case.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump declines to pardon Lindsay Clancy, calls case a state matter?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 14% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. 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?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- 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 7 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?
- 7 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.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
6- Trump Says Lindsay Clancy Case a "State Situation," Laments Children's Deaths (opens LifeNews.com in a new tab)
LifeNews.com — is LifeNews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump says Lindsay Clancy case is a ‘state situation’ following attorney’s pardon plea (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- President Trump Responds to Lindsay Clancy Attorney’s Request for Pardon (opens WLTReport in a new tab)
- Trump says Lindsay Clancy case is a ‘state situation' following attorney's pardon plea – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- Trump says Lindsay Clancy case is a ‘state situation' following attorney's pardon plea (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Trump Responds to Lindsay Clancy’s Attorney Asking for Pardon – “There’s No Win No Matter What. Three Children Are Dead” * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
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0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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