# EXCLUSIVE: Mass Murderer Whose Death Sentence Was Commuted Urges Newsom To Run For President, Others Question Dem Governor’s Motives

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/exclusive-mass-murderer-whose-death-sentence-was-commuted-urges-newsom-to-run-for-president-others-question-dem-governors-motives/
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:55:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T17:26:58+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/11/california-govenor-gavin-newsom-death-row-endorse-president-murder
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Newsom commuted all 548 California death row sentences.
- Inmates expressed sharply differing views of the decision.
- Most commutations require state Supreme Court review.

## Summary

After California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row, six incarcerated men gave sharply different reactions. One supported the decision and urged Newsom to run for president, while others questioned his motives or opposed the commutations.

Ka Pasasouk, sentenced for killing four people in 2012, said a commutation could ease his isolation and let him take part in group programmes. A police officer’s killer said he deserved prison but respected Newsom for acting; other inmates criticised the decision as political. The state constitution requires Supreme Court review of clemency for most inmates convicted on multiple counts.

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