White House didn't consider specifics of 'kids-for-cash' judge in mass clemency: report

President Joe Biden's mass clemency has faced backlash as it included a judge in the infamous "kids-for-cash" scandal. And a new report Friday evening said the White House did so without considering the specifics of the case.

The outgoing president on Thursday said he commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others. The White House called it the largest single-day act of clemency in American history.

"America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances," Biden said.