OAN Staff Lillian Mann
12:20 PM – Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney has called on President Donald Trump to pardon his high-profile client, marking the first time he has spoken publicly since her state murder case ended in a mistrial.
After 38 hours of deliberations in the triple-murder case, the jury at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, failed to reach a unanimous verdict on September 4th. The judge subsequently declared a mistrial, despite Clancy’s defense attorney’s last-minute request for an emergency stay of the decision.
On Tuesday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington called on Trump to pardon his client during an interview on “Good Morning America.”
“I’d like to say that perhaps Donald Trump, who felt compelled to speak out on this case. Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady,” he said. “The type of person she is, what she has been through, and consider a pardon.”
However, asking the president to intervene in Clancy’s case is legally impossible, given that federal pardons do not apply to state-level convictions. Only Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D-Mass.) holds the power to pardon Clancy, and she has given no public indication that she would consider doing so.
Nonetheless, surfacing reports have suggested that the move may have been an effort to draw Trump’s attention to the case, with the hope that his administration could pressure local officials — including the district attorney — to drop charges and avoid a grueling retrial.
Alternatively, Reddington’s decision to make the appeal on national television may have been a calculated attempt to thrust the case back into the headlines and keep public pressure on prosecutors.
Following the declaration of mistrial on Friday, President Trump made his first public comments on the high-profile case, calling it a “terrible situation” and a “horrible tragedy.”
Asked by reporters if he was following the trial, he replied, “It’s on television so much, it’s hard not to follow it.”
“Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing,” Trump said of Clancy. “Can’t be worse. But you’ll find out what the price to pay is. There’ll be a price. It’s going to be mental institution or jail or something.”
The president also noted that another trial is possible which he called “too bad.”
Reddington also told “Good Morning America” that he hopes to reach an agreement with Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz, suggesting that Clancy would be open to a plea deal.
“He’s a very hard-charging prosecutor, a conservative gentleman,” Reddington said of Cruz. “I hope however after sitting through this trial and seeing the evidence that was presented from the government as well as from the defense, that he would revisit that issue and hopefully would be able to work something out that would be acceptable to both sides.”
Clancy, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder, three counts of strangulation or suffocation and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the 2023 deaths of her three young children.
The Massachusetts mother has admitted to strangling her three children but pleaded not guilty, arguing that she should not be held criminally responsible because she was overmedicated with psychiatric medications and suffering from postpartum psychosis — sparking a national debate over the criminal culpability of individuals during severe mental health crises.
The court has scheduled a status hearing for September 29th to decide the next steps regarding a potential retrial.
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