against the urgings of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter obtained by The Hill, Wray described Peltier as “a remorseless killer” and argued that “any relief from his ...

Biden’s FBI director Chris Wray publicly warned the former president against commuting Peltier’s sentence, saying it would be “shattering to the victims’ loved ones and undermine the ...

Peltier's most recent bid for parole failed ... the FBI Agents Association and came days after outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray sent a letter to Biden urging him not to free the killer.

Director Christopher Wray previously described Peltier as a “remorseless killer,” and the agency has consistently opposed his release. Peltier was also denied parole by former Democratic ...

FBI Director Christopher Wray lobbied against Peltier’s most recent parole request. “Over the last 45 years, no fewer than 22 federal judges have evaluated the evidence and considered Peltier ...

This story first appeared in NPR's live blog of Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, where you can find more coverage and context from the day. Before former President Joe Biden commuted the life ...

Director Christopher Wray previously described Peltier as a “remorseless killer,” and the agency has consistently opposed his release. Peltier was also denied parole by former Democratic Presidents ...

More than 100 people gathered Jan. 25 on the Pine Ridge Reservation at the site of the June 26, 1975, shootout that left two FBI agents and a Native man dead ...

But former and current F.B.I. officials, including Christopher Wray, the agency director, resisted the commutation as a betrayal of the dead officers. Mr. Peltier, 80, is in poor health and ...

Jan. 20, 2025. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Former FBI Director Christopher Wray recently penned a letter to Biden, warning him against commuting Peltier's sentence. The letter was written on Jan. 10 ...

The commutation will allow Peltier, who has long maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents, to spend his remaining days in home confinement.