Capitol Police chief says Trump's Jan. 6 pardons send concerning message

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger says President Trump's sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants has upset a lot of officers and "has an impact on our communities nationwide." He explains why in an exclusive interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell.

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'I love you, Jackson': Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter sends message to son who turned him in

NBC News' Gary Grumbach spoke to Guy Reffitt about the message he has for his son, Jackson, who turned him in for his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Reffitt was released from ...
NBC News - 13h
Trump's pardons for rioters 'disturbing,' former top Jan. 6 prosecutor says

A former top prosecutor from the D.C. U.S. attorney's office called Trump's pardons for those charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol "disturbing."
ABC News - 15h
Judge Chutkan: Trump pardons won't change 'tragic truth' of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversaw President Trump's federal election subversion case, wrote in court filings that his sweeping pardons for those charged in connection with the Jan. 6, ...
The Hill - 11h
Speaker Johnson on Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

House Speaker Mike Johnson commented on President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons as those affected begin to leave federal prisons. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
CBS News - 12h
Police organizations criticize Trump Jan. 6 pardons: 'Dangerous message'

Law enforcement organizations have criticized President Trump’s sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 rioters. The International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police, the ...
The Hill - 18h
Almost 6 in 10 opposed Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters: Survey

Nearly six in 10 Americans are opposed to President Trump pardoning Jan. 6, 2021, rioters convicted of crimes, according to a survey released on Tuesday. The new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 58 ...
The Hill - 18h
US police union that backed Trump says January 6 pardons send ‘dangerous message’

Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Chiefs of Police criticize blanket clemency to 1,500. The largest police union in the US, which endorsed Donald Trump during his ...
The Guardian - 20h
Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill

President Trump’s sweeping pardons of more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, including individuals who assaulted police officers, stunned Republican ...
The Hill - 22h
Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 pardons put politics over policing

President Trump pardoned about 1,500 people convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot.
CBS News - 1d
Trump pardons nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants

On his first day in office, President Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,600 people convicted of offenses related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Among them are ...
CBS News - 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 - 1d
Former Capitol Police officer calls Trump's Jan. 6 pardons a "slap in the face"

One of the dozens of actions President Trump took during his first hours in office was to grant clemency to all of the more than 1,500 people charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Former ...
CBS News - 1d
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 - 1d
Police Express Outrage Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons

More than 150 officers from the Capitol Police and the D.C. police were injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol four years ago.
The New York Times - 1d
McConnell criticizes Trump Jan. 6 pardons

Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Trump for pardoning roughly 1,500 people who were arrested during the Jan, 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including some ...
The Hill - 1d
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 - 1d
Murkowski, Cassidy criticize Jan. 6 pardons for people who assaulted police

Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of individuals who were convicted of assaulting police ...
The Hill - 1d
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned and commuted the sentences of his supporters in connection with the Jan.
NBC News - 1d
President Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

Following his inauguration, President Trump issued blanket pardons or commutations for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The executive action included those convicted of violent ...
CBS News - 1d
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 - 1d
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.
CBS News - 1d
Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendants: Will there be political backlash?

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY to talk about some of President Donald Trump’s first actions as president singing a flurry of executive orders and pardons — and the comparisons ...
NBC News - 1d
Trump pardons thousands of Jan. 6 defendants

President Trump pardoned about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on Monday night, hours after returning to the Oval Office. CBS News' Major Garrett, Fin Gómez, Lindsey ...
CBS News - 2d
Trump issues 1,500 ‘unconditional’ pardons over January 6 Capitol attack

President makes good on campaign promise and issues pardons and commutations over deadly 2021 insurrection. Donald Trump returns to office – live updates Donald Trump on Monday issued “full, ...
The Guardian - 2d
Trump signs pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

President Donald Trump signed approximately 1,500 pardons for criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot attack.
NBC News - 2d
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
Trump Again Hints at Jan. 6 Pardons, Including for Attacks on Police

At a news conference, the president-elect sought to blame the F.B.I. for the riot at the Capitol, echoing a conspiracy theory that is widespread on the right.
The New York Times - Jan. 7
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn reflects on Jan. 6 four years later

On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Hill police officers were on the front lines as supporters of then-President Donald Trump breached the Capitol building. One of those officers was Harry Dunn, who ...
CBS News - Jan. 6
Schumer marks Jan. 6, condemns potential Trump pardons of Capitol rioters

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Monday marked the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol and condemned the prospective pardons of the rioters who ...
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
Capitol Police chief on possible Jan. 6 pardons: ‘What message does that send?’

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger is questioning what message would be sent to officers across the country if rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are pardoned. “What message does ...
The Hill - Jan. 6
4 years after Capitol attack, Trump pardons cloud future of Jan. 6 cases

With Trump's pledge to issue pardons and shut down the investigation, many of those who breached the Capitol four years ago could see their convictions erased.
CBS News - Jan. 6
Former Capitol Police sergeant rips Trump over Jan. 6 pardons pledge

Former Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell in a new op-ed criticizes President-elect Trump over his pledge to pardon supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, calling it ...
The Hill - Jan. 6
Pelosi says violence of Jan. 6 Capitol attack 'didn't end that day'

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the violence of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “didn’t end that day.” “It didn't end that day,” Pelosi told CBS News’s ...
The Hill - Jan. 5
Thune says Jan. 6 pardons are decision Trump will have to make

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said it’s President-elect Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. Thune joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” for an interview that aired Sunday, ...
The Hill - Jan. 5
Schiff: Trump’s proposed January 6 pardons would 'send a terrible message about our democracy'

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joins Meet the Press to talk about the anniversary of January 6 and President-elect Trump’s plans to pardon those involved with the attack, calling it “the wrong way to ...
NBC News - Jan. 5
Former Capitol Police officers call Trump’s vows to pardon Jan. 6 rioters ‘a betrayal’

Former Capitol Police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection said President-elect Trump’s commitment to pardon rioters is “a betrayal.” “It’s a betrayal, a stab in the heart,” former ...
The Hill - Jan. 4