Hundreds of Capitol rioters released from prison after Trump's sweeping pardon
By Julio-Cesar Chavez, Andrew Goudsward, Jason Lange, Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021,
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.
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,
Some Fear Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Will Spur More Violence
The first 24 hours of Donald Trump’s second term reflected what his supporters hoped for and his detractors feared: a willingness to follow through on some of his most radical and divisive ideas. That much was clear Monday night,
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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.
Trump pardons give Jan 6 defendants nearly everything they wanted
Some of the president's own team had signalled not all of those arrested over the Capitol riot would be released - until his order on Monday.
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.
Trump defends his pardons for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
President Donald Trump is defending one of his most divisive actions since returning to the White House — pardoning nearly everyone convicted in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Trump in a news conference Tuesday was dismissive of the effort to prosecute nearly 1,
Republican Senators Are Mostly Quiet on Trump's Sweeping Pardons of Jan. 6 Rioters
Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the
President Donald Trump pardons Jan. 6 Capitol attack defendants on first day in office
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump pardons dark web Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht
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Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme
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Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road
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President Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases
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Trump slams Biden's preemptive pardons for critics, family
Watch as President Trump is sworn in to serve as the 47th president as he takes the presidential oath administered by Supreme ...