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Gavin Newsom Drops Major Menendez Brothers News on His Podcast

The California Governor is keeping a path toward clemency open for the brothers.

California Governor Gavin Newson revealed on his podcast Tuesday that Erik and Lyle Menendez will be appearing before the California Parole Board on June 13 to conduct a risk assessment that will determine if their case is eligible for clemency. The risk assessment, which Newsom called for the parole board to conduct in February, examines whether or not the brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1996, still pose a risk to the public. Although Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman has announced that he doesn’t think the brothers should be resentenced, Newsom claimed that his decision “doesn’t impact” the process already underway in his office for a clemency review. “Both Lyle and Eric Menendez independently will have their final hearing. A report then will be submitted to me on the thirteenth of June for consideration,” Newsom said on his podcast. “We will submit that report to the judge for the resentencing, and that will weigh into our independent analysis of whether or not to move forward with the clemency application to support a commutation of this case.”