Kash Patel distances himself from Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons and ‘J6 choir’
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Kash Patel hearing: FBI director nominee pressed on Jan. 6, conspiracy comments
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Kash Patel distances himself from Trump's Jan. 6 pardons at FBI director confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a 10-year term as director of the FBI, distanced himself Thursday from Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, telling the Senate ...NBC News - 2d -
Kash Patel breaks with Trump on Jan. 6 pardons at confirmation hearing
During his confirmation hearing, Kash Patel appeared to break from President Trump when he told senators he disagreed with the pardons for January 6 defendants convicted of violent crimes. NBC ...NBC News - 2d -
Schiff to Kash Patel: Tell officers you're 'proud' of promoting song with Jan. 6 rioters
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., pressed Kash Patel about his association with a song with January 6 rioters. Schiff then told Patel to address Capitol Police officers with them in the hearing room and ...NBC News - 2d -
Democrats grill Kash Patel about Jan. 6, loyalty to Trump in confirmation hearing for FBI director
Kash Patel is facing questions from the Senate on Thursday as he works toward confirmation to be the next director of the FBI. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more on Patel's ...CBS News - 2d -
Durbin pushes Patel on Jan. 6 pardons
Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questioned Kash Patel about his support of President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, including those who have since ...NBC News - 2d -
FBI pick Kash Patel confronted over alleged enemies list, Jan. 6 and loyalty to Trump
Three of President Donald Trump's most vulnerable Cabinet nominees will appear before Senate committees today. Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, Trump's pick ...NBC News - 2d -
How Kash Patel’s Charity Aided Trump, and Patel Himself
The nominee for F.B.I. director made his nonprofit into a publicity machine, selling his children’s book, his clothing brand and his image as Donald Trump’s ultimate loyalist.The New York Times - 2d -
RFK Jr. tries (again) to distance himself from the anti-vaccine movement
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Vance defends Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
Vice President JD Vance's interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" is his first since he assumed the vice presidency.CBS News - 6d -
Trump continues to defend Jan. 6 pardons, suggests Biden should have pardoned himself
President Donald Trump continued to defend his controversial pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters with false claims that they were wrongly prosecuted.ABC News - Jan. 24 -
Federal judges slam Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
Following President Trump's sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, federal judges who presided over cases are letting their discontent be heard. CBS News digital politics reporter Melissa Quinn ...CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons divide House Republicans
President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police officers — is dividing House Republicans, with some ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Fallout continues from Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, DEI rollback and border crackdown
President Trump has moved quickly in his first days back in office, pardoning Jan. 6 rioters, ending federal diversity programs and cracking down on immigration. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane, Ed ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
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 - Jan. 22 -
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 - Jan. 22 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 22 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 22 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
Trump Just Pardoned Himself
Because presidents exercise such unfettered discretion in granting clemency, these actions provide useful insights into their true character.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
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 - Jan. 20 -
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 - Jan. 21 -
Ex-adviser: Trump didn't promise to pardon all Jan. 6 protesters
One of President-elect Trump’s former campaign advisers said the incoming commander in chief didn’t promise to pardon all Capitol insurrectionists, as speculation swirls over how broad Trump's ...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 -
Trump's plans to pardon Jan. 6 defendants remain largely a mystery
WASHINGTON — Four years after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S.NBC News - Jan. 6 -
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 -
Lawmakers brace for Trump's promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint
The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with ...ABC News - Jan. 5 -
Farage distances himself from Musk on Robinson
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has voiced support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson.BBC News - Jan. 4
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