Peltier maintains his innocence in the deaths of two FBI agents in 1975. He says he will spend the rest of his life fighting for Native American rights.

More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant.

Leonard Peltier was grateful for supporters as they welcomed him to North Dakota after his release from prison where he was serving a life sentence.

Former FBI Director Christopher Wray called Peltier a "remorseless killer" and called his commutation "an affront to the rule of law" in a letter to Biden.

Then-FBI Director Christopher Wray submitted a statement urging the U.S. Parole Commission to reject parole for Peltier, noting he “has never expressed remorse for his ruthless actions.” ...

In January, shortly before his resignation, FBI Director Christopher Wray wrote to the President, urging him not to commute Peltier’s sentence, calling him a “ruthless murderer who has shown a ...

FBI agents including Christopher Wray, the former director of the agency, strongly opposed clemency for Peltier, saying that it was a betrayal of the fallen agents, Jack Coler and Ronald Williams.

Among them is former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who called Peltier “a remorseless killer” in a private letter to Biden obtained by The Associated Press.

Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents and incarcerated for nearly five decades while maintaining his innocence, was released from a Florida prison on ...

Among them is former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who called Peltier "a remorseless killer" in a private letter to Biden obtained by The Associated Press.