National Statement of Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates on President Obama’s Clemency Decisions by Gary Kopycinski on July 13, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates released the following statement after the clemency announcement made today by President Obama: