GOP senators criticize Trump over pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters

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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 - 12h
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 - 12h
GOP senators react to Jan. 6 pardons: From disagreement to denial

Here’s what Republican senators told ABC News after President Donald Trump issued pardons for Jan. 6 violent offenders.
ABC News - 12h
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons split the GOP: From the Politics Desk

Of all the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, the one that reverberated the most across Washington was his move to pardon Jan. 6 rioters.
NBC News - 12h
Johnson wary of pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters

Politico - 18h
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 - 12h
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 - 13h
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from some Republican senators

Some Republican senators pushed back against President Donald Trump’s decision to issue pardons and commute the sentences of Jan. 6 defendants.
NBC News - 15h
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 - 15h
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 - 16h
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 - 16h
These Jan. 6 rioters are out of prison after Trump pardons

Several Jan. 6, 2021, have been released from federal prisons after President Trump's pardons issued on Day 1 of his second term in the White House. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
CBS News - 16h
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 - 17h
What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters

He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.
The New York Times - 20h
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 - 21h
Raskin knocks Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters after receiving Biden pardon

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a former member of the Jan. 6 committee, sought to distinguish between the pardon he received from former President Biden compared to those President Trump gave to those ...
The Hill - 21h
Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters

The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
The New York Times - 22h
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 - 22h
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 - 23h
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 - 23h
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 - 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 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.
ABC News - 1d
Live updates: Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioters and signs sweeping orders on TikTok, border, energy

In his first hours as the nation's 47th president, President Trump signed dozens of executive orders, as he promised he would do. The Day One orders affect immigration processes, grant clemency to ...
The Hill - 1d
Jan. 6 rioter celebrates Trump pardon, cuts ankle monitor

Gabriel Augustin Garcia celebrated President Trump pardoning Jan. 6 rioters by removing his ankle monitor. The former Army captain was charged with several crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot, ...
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 - 1d
In Dueling Pardons, an Intensified Fight Over the Meaning of Jan. 6

President Trump’s grant of clemency to those who assaulted the Capitol in his name four years ago clashed with his predecessor’s decision to shield from retribution those who had sought to hold him ...
The New York Times - 1d
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 - 1d
Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 rioters on first day of presidency

President Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on Monday, making good on a long-standing campaign promise just hours into his second presidency. He briefly said Monday night that he ...
The Hill - 1d
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
Geraldo Rivera: Pardoning some Jan. 6 rioters 'the right thing'

Media pundit Geraldo Rivera said President-elect Trump would be justified in pardoning some of the people who have been charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. ...
The Hill - Jan. 7
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
Schumer: 'Utterly outrageous' Trump is considering pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., spoke on the Senate floor before Congress meets to certify President-elect Trump's election victory. Schumer reflected on the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, and called ...
NBC News - 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
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
‘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
‘We have our country back’: convicted January 6 rioters anticipate Trump pardons

The president-elect has vowed to hand out pardons to non-violent offenders convicted for the assault on the US Capitol. Brandon Fellows, who broke into the US Capitol on January 6 and smoked ...
The Guardian - 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
Judge denies Jan. 6 rioter’s bid to attend Trump inauguration

A U.S. District Judge denied a Jan. 6 rioter’s request to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration later this month, citing concerns over the Capitol insurrection which incited hours of chaos ...
The Hill - Jan. 4

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