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Violent Acts of Many Jan. 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Are Shown in Videos
President Trump pardoned men who violently attacked police officers on Jan. 6 along with nearly 1,600 other people who had been charged in connection with the riot. But his grant of clemency did ...The New York Times - 11h -
Jeffries: Trump's release of violent Jan. 6 felons 'undermines public safety'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President Trump on Thursday for pardoning those charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, warning that the liberation of hundreds ...The Hill - 12h -
Jeffries reacts to Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, interrupted prosecutions
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President Trump's call to pause ongoing prosecutions of some Jan. 6 defendants. This comes as Mr. Trump's pardons were applied to more than 1,000 ...CBS News - 13h -
Trump lists 'number of reasons' for pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters
President Trump listed a “number of reasons” for pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters during an interview aired Wednesday night with Fox News’s Sean Hannity. “The only criticism or pushback I've seen ...The Hill - 19h -
Final wave of Jan. 6 prison releases continue
President Trump granted clemency for more than 1,500 people for their cases related to Jan. 6. Some were released from prison on Wednesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane ...CBS News - 1d -
Tarrio, Rhodes talk ‘retribution’ upon release after Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons
The leaders of two far-right organizations who were pardoned by President Trump for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, say they want the president to seek retribution on their behalf. Enrique Tarrio, ...The Hill - 1d -
Burchett: Jan. 6 rioters who 'were truly violent' shouldn't get pardons
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and “were truly violent” shouldn’t have gotten pardons. “Do you agree with President Trump's ...The Hill - 1d -
Speaker Johnson won’t ‘second-guess’ Trump pardons of violent Jan. 6 rioters
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended President Trump’s sweeping pardons of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including numerous people who violently attacked police officers. “The ...The Hill - 1d -
More Jan. 6 defendants to be released Wednesday amid Trump's pardons
More of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection defendants are expected to be released from prison Wednesday after President Trump pardoned over 1,500 of the rioters. CBS News political reporter Taurean ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons after first prisoners are released
President Trump defended his decision to pardon most of the Jan. 6 rioters after the release of the first prisoners got underway. The Trump administration also ordered all federal employees hired ...NBC News - 1d -
Trump pardoned violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here are 5 of them
Hundreds of rioters accused of violently assaulting police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were pardoned Monday by President Trump, despite remarks from his allies in recent weeks condemning those ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons of violent criminals
Trump said his pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 defendants were justified, and argued that people who commit violent crime in other cities don't get charged.NBC News - 2d -
Trump defends pardoning of violent Jan. 6 offenders
President Trump on Tuesday defended signing mass pardons for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including those who were violent offenders, a move that has drawn ...The Hill - 2d -
Jeffries bashes GOP over Jan. 6 pardons: 'Don’t ever lecture America again'
House Democratic leaders are bashing President Trump and his allies in the Capitol for supporting blanket clemency for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Democrats say ...The Hill - 2d -
Newly released Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes says Trump Jan. 6 pardons ‘good day for America’
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the anti-government group the Oath Keepers, said it was a “good day for America” when President Trump pardoned him and other Jan. 6 defendants on Monday. “I think ...The Hill - 2d -
High-profile Jan. 6 defendants Rhodes, Tarrio released after Trump clemency
Two of the highest-profile Jan. 6 prisoners — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio — were released from prison Tuesday following President Trump’s order ...The Hill - 2d -
Breaking down Trump's pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, including violent offenders
Hours after taking office Monday, President Trump signed pardons for almost all the defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those who violently ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons include violent offenders
The scale of President Trump's Day 1 pardons for Jan. 6 defendants surprised many since they included those convicted of assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. CBS News congressional ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump inauguration live updates: First pardoned Jan. 6 rioters released in D.C.
Two Pennsylvania brothers arrested for their role in the riots were released in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.ABC News - 2d -
Trump's plans for Jan. 6 defendants
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to issue several executive orders on his first day in office. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small reports on if that will mean pardons for some of ...CBS News - 3d -
JD Vance says violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn't receive pardons
Vice President-elect JD Vance said Sunday who he thinks should and shouldn’t receive presidential pardons for their actions during the riot at the Capitol on Jan.NBC News - Jan. 12 -
As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency
President-elect Donald J. Trump has worked for years to discredit any and all criminal and civil cases against him as nothing more than politically motivated witch hunts.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Trump Is First President to Be Sentenced as a Felon
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s New York criminal case culminated with him avoiding jail, but he is set to become the first felon to occupy the Oval Office.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
DOJ fights 3-day delay in releasing special counsel Trump Jan. 6 report
The Justice Department is pushing to overturn a three-day delay on releasing special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report after an appeals court denied a bid from President-elect Trump to block it ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Appeals court allows special counsel's report about Trump's Jan. 6 case to be released publicly
A federal appeals court ruled that the Justice Department can release a report on Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, but kept in place a judge's order requiring a three-day ...NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Appeals court denies Trump's bid to block release of Smith Jan. 6 report
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid from President-elect Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report. ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
AG Merrick Garland intends to release special counsel report on Trump's Jan. 6 case, DOJ says
Special Counsel Jack Smith has turned over to Attorney General Merrick Garland the completed final report on his two investigations that resulted in felony criminal charges against President-elect ...NBC News - Jan. 8 -
LA official on California wildfires: This is a public safety emergency
Los Angeles councilmember, Traci Park, who represents one of the areas under siege from the intense wildfires, joins TODAY to share an update and break down what people should know about the ...NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Jeffries: Jan. 6 rioters weren’t ‘peace-loving individuals’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), on the fourth anniversary of the Capitol riots, said the Jan. 6 protesters were not “peace-loving individuals.” “The thugs who were part of the ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Trump promises pardons for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters
President-elect Donald Trump has promised pardons for those who stormed the Capitol four years ago to try to disrupt the certification of President Biden's election win. CBS News political ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Trump’s Jan. 6 certification marks political comeback
President-elect Trump’s political comeback is set to be sealed on Monday as Congress certifies his election victory, a full 180 degree turn from four years ago, when he sat stewing in the White ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Harris to certify Trump victory on Jan. 6 anniversary
Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee a new Republican-led Congress as they certify Donald Trump’s election win on the anniversary of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NBC’s Vaughn ...NBC News - Jan. 5 -
Jan. 6 accountability falters as Trump return nears
The prospect of accountability for President-elect Trump and those who played a role in the storming of the Capitol is dimming as he’s set to take office and the GOP garners control of Washington — ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
FBI releases new video and evidence in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case
Monday will mark four years since the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but federal investigators still haven't identified the person who planted pipe bombs the night before the Jan. 6 riot. CBS ...CBS News - Jan. 2 -
Authorities release new evidence in unsolved Jan. 6 pipe bombs mystery
The FBI on Thursday released new video of the person suspected of leaving two pipe bombs on Capitol Hill the night before the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Nearly four years later, ...CBS News - Jan. 2 -
FBI releases new information about Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect
Almost four years after two pipe bombs were placed near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C., the FBI says it is renewing ...NBC News - Jan. 3 -
FBI asks for public's help in finding who planted bombs day before Jan. 6 attack
The FBI made a renewed call for the public's help in finding the suspect who planted two bombs near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees the day before the Jan. 6 ...NBC News - Jan. 2