Overview
- The petition seeking a commutation was filed this week and first appeared on the Pardon Attorney website as a pending case on July 15.
- Kelly is asking for a commutation to reduce his combined multi‑decade federal terms rather than a full presidential pardon.
- The White House says the submission looks like a public‑portal filing and that its clemency team is not tracking the request at this time.
- Kelly remains incarcerated at FCI Butner in North Carolina and is scheduled for release in the mid‑2040s unless his sentence is reduced.
- Kelly’s lawyers have previously pursued appeals, a new‑trial motion and emergency filings that alleged health dangers and a plot in custody; prosecutors disputed those claims and a judge denied emergency relief.