Reddington made the comments during a September 8 interview with George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, has asked US President Donald Trump to consider pardoning his client.
He said he hopes Trump will “consider this young lady” and look at who she is and what she has been through.
The 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Reddington was asked what could happen next for Clancy after her recent trial ended in a mistrial. Clancy is accused of killing her three children before trying to take her own life. He asked Trump to look at Clancy as a person, her background and what she has gone through before considering a pardon. During the Good Morning America interview, Reddington also spoke about postpartum mental health conditions.
In response, he directly addressed Trump, saying he hoped the president would consider granting Clancy a pardon, according to Parade. Trump described the case as “a horrible tragedy” and said it appeared that the jury had been unable to reach a decision. He also said he assumed there would be another trial. Trump said Clancy had done “a horrible, horrible thing” but added that the eventual punishment could involve a mental institution, jail or something else. He said the legal process would continue through another trial. He said he had known very little about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis before working on Clancy’s case, according to Parade.
Reddington pointed to Trump’s earlier comments about the case as one reason he believed the president might consider Clancy’s situation.
