Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
Trump's actions were the latest step in his drive to overhaul Washington and erase the work of President Joe Biden's administration.
Reporter Asks Trump Why He Pardoned Cop-Beating Capitol Rioter. Wait For Answer.
“Sure,” Trump said. “So, then, if I can, among those you pardoned, D.J. Rodriguez, he drove a stun gun into the neck of a D.C. police officer who was abducted by the mob that day,” Alexander said. “He later confessed on video to the FBI and pleaded guilty for his crimes. Why does he deserve a pardon?”
Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons of violent criminals
President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the pardons and commutations of roughly 1,500 defendants charged with crimes connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including some convicted of assaulting police officers.
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,
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,
'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 announces mass clemency for all Jan. 6 defendants
Trump announced he was granting pardons, commutations, and case dismissals to nearly 1,600 defendants charged over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioters
Following his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order to pardon all nonviolent Jan. 6 defendants.
These people are some of the violent Jan. 6 rioters Trump pardoned
Trump issued “a full, complete and unconditional pardon" to people punished for their involvement in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those who assaulted law enforcement officers.
Maddow Blog | After Biden pardoned Jan. 6 police officers, Trump pardoned Jan. 6 criminals
Joe Biden, the outgoing Democrat, protected pardoned Jan. 6 officers, while Donald Trump, the incoming Republican, pardoned Jan. 6 criminals.
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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 ...
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 ...
Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases
The former leader of the Proud Boys and the founder of the Oath Keepers have been released from prison after their lengthy ...
Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's ...
LIers pardoned over Jan. 6 Capitol riot say they are relieved, grateful to President Donald Trump, lawyers say
Several Long Islanders were included in Trump's mass pardon of the mob that launched an insurrection at the Capitol in an ...
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January 6 Pardons Split Republicans: Live Updates
T he inauguration and speeches are over, and Donald Trump has pardoned almost all of the January 6 rioters. But the president ...