Trump pardons all Jan. 6 riot participants. What it means for MetroWest residents
An Ashland woman who was serving nine months in federal prison was released early after President Trump pardoned all Capitol riot participants.
Trump’s Issues Pardons to Most Dangerous January 6 Insurrectionists
On Monday evening, just hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, an extreme bill that would allow for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime. And they did it with the help of 12 Democrats.
Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency
Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,
After Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons, Some Fear It Will Spur More Violence
Trump's pardon of violent Jan. 6 rioters raises fears that he'll pardon anyone who commits crimes on his behalf in the future
'Appalling': Current and former prosecutors lament Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
Jason Manning, who spent years as a line prosecutor working on Jan. 6 cases, said it sent the message that "that attacking police officers like that is OK."
Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters
President Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Some Trump voters express reservations with his sweeping Jan. 6 pardons
One Trump voter told NPR he supported pardons related to the Capitol attack, but has a tougher time reconciling pardons for rioters who were violent with police.
'I just can't agree': Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from some Republican senators
Some Republicans on Capitol Hill were particularly critical of the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers, while others declined to defend Trump's move.
Trump Pardons Nearly All 1,500 Jan. 6 Rioters
The action comes after Biden immunizes his family and other potential GOP targets before departing.
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will free 4 New Jerseyans from prison, cancel 9 pending cases
The pardons came via executive order that commuted the sentences of 14 high-profile Jan. 6 convicts, none of whom were from New Jersey, and granted the rest — well over 1,500 people — a “full, complete and unconditional pardon,” or dismissal of their pending case. The order also frees anyone in prison for a Jan. 6 crime.
January 6 defendants and supporters welcome news of pardons after Trump's executive order
At a Washington, D.C. detention facility Jan. 6 defendants and supporters welcomed the news of pardons from President Trump while experts worry about criminal histories.
Hundreds of Capitol rioters released from prison after Trump's sweeping pardon
Cesar Chavez, Andrew Goudsward, Jason Lange, Nathan LayneWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had ...
Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders, making an ...
Sen. Andy Kim says Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons ‘dishonor’ Capitol Police officer who died, as backlash mounts
Sen. Andy Kim and other Democrats sharply criticized former President Donald Trump's expansive pardon of Jan. 6 rioters. Even ...