Cousins of Erik and Lyle Menendez said on Thursday that Gavin Newsom's clemency talks for the incarcerated brothers is "a sigh of relief" following "very disparaging" comments from Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman last week.

A month before a potentially pivotal resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers and as the LA County Distract Attorney rejects a new trial for the siblings, Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a risk assessment probe for Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez as a clemency petition sits on his desk.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed the state’s parole board to evaluate the risk of possibly granting clemency to Erik and Lyle Menendez. Newsom’s announcement came on a teaser trailer Wednesday for his new podcast,

The question for the board is a rather simple one," Newsom said. “Do Erik and Lyle Menendez pose an unreasonable risk to public safety?”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has brought Lyle and Erik Menendez one step closer to freedom by asking the state parole board to assess whether or not the high-profile killers should be set free. Newsom ordered the board to conduct a “risk assessment” of the brothers,