Clancy's Attorney Appeals to Trump for Pardon

The checked claim states that Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asked President Donald Trump to consider pardoning her. Two independent news outlets, both dated September 8, 2026, confirm this request was made.

According to WCVB and ABC7 New York, Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday morning and directly appealed to the president. Reddington, a 75-year-old Brockton-based attorney, said: "Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady, the type of person she is, what she has been through, and consider a pardon." The appeal came in the wake of a mistrial declared on September 4, 2026, after the jury deliberated for more than a week and became deadlocked at 11-1, with one holdout juror unwilling to apply the reasonable doubt standard as instructed by Judge William Sullivan.

The timing and context match the claim precisely. Clancy had pleaded not guilty to three murder charges for the deaths of her three children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and infant Callan — at the family's Duxbury, Massachusetts home on January 24, 2023. Reddington's defense strategy acknowledged that Clancy killed the children but argued she was not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis. The mistrial leaves open the possibility of a retrial as soon as this fall, and Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz has not yet indicated whether he will pursue one.

President Trump had already commented on the case before Reddington's pardon request. On Friday, Trump called it a "horrible tragedy" and suggested that "there will be a price" — either a mental institution or jail. Reddington seized on Trump's public engagement with the case as the basis for his appeal, noting that Trump "felt compelled to speak out about this case." The lawyer's request is a direct, on-the-record appeal to the president, not speculation or rumor.

Both WCVB and ABC7 New York independently corroborate the core facts: the identity of the attorney (Kevin Reddington), the forum (Good Morning America), the date (September 8, 2026), and the substance of the request (a pardon for Lindsay Clancy). The claim is clearly supported by reliable, current reporting from multiple outlets.