They assaulted cops and tried to overturn an election. What to know about Trump’s mass pardons for January 6 rioters
With the stroke of a pen on Monday, President Donald Trump completely upended the Justice Department’s four-year effort to arrest, prosecute and punish the people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6,
Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendants, signs executive orders to secure U.S.-Mexico border
President Donald Trump issued a mass pardon Monday of all defendants of the Jan. 6 riots and signed a number of executive orders, including securing the U.S.-Mexico border, as he spoke with reporters in the Oval Office.
After taking office, Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others whose lives were put at risk during an unprecedented episode in modern US history.
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police
Trump's action paves the way for the release from prison of people found guilty of violent attacks on police, as well as leaders of far-right extremist groups convicted of failed plots to keep the Republican in power after he lost the 2020 election to former president Joe Biden.
Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioters
The action comes after Biden immunizes his family and other potential GOP targets before departing.
Trump Announces Pardons for About 1,500 Supporters Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters charged in the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on inauguration day
President Donald Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on Monday night at the Oval Office, after promising at his inaugural parade to sign an executive order on the matter.
Joy, Anger and Little Remorse Outside D.C. Jail After Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
Dozens of people with ties to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol gathered outside the detention facility in Washington to celebrate Trump’s pardons of those convicted of crimes that day.
Trump supporters who stormed US Capitol begin to leave prison following sweeping pardons
Donald Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago will begin to leave prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon that signaled he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power.
When Will Jan. 6 Defendants Be Released? What We Know on Trump Pardons
All of those being held for crimes related to January 6 should be released within days, if not hours. A group of family members and friends of Capitol rioters were spotted gathered outside the D.C. Central Detention Facility in anticipation of their release on Monday night, according to Fox station WNYW.
Trump pardons about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
President Trump pledged on the campaign trail to absolve those who were charged for their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.
Biden Issues Last-Minute Pardons to Family Members, Fauci, Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Trump vowed to press the Justice Department to prosecute people he considered to be part of a political opposition.
Watch President Donald Trump’s full inaugural address
After being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump issued his inaugural address, listing his ...