Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump's pardons for violent Jan. 6 defendants were 'a mistake'

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he thinks Trump pardoning violent Jan. 6 defendants was 'a mistake'

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Democrats unveiling resolution condemning Trump pardons of violent Jan. 6 rioters

Senate Democrats are unveiling a resolution on Monday that would condemn President Trump’s pardons of those found guilty of assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The ...
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Democrats move to condemn Trump pardons of violent Jan. 6 defendants

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Vance defends Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

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Sen. Graham: Trump’s pardons for violent Jan. 6 rioters were 'a mistake’

In an interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he fears President Donald Trump’s blanket pardon of violent Jan. 6 rioters will incite more violence and suggests re-examining ...
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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.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Congress needs to fund Trump's mass deportation plan

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JD Vance defends Trump’s January 6 pardons as Graham says it could spur more violence

Vice-president says Trump made right decision; Republican senator says pardoning violent offenders is a ‘mistake’ . JD Vance on Sunday tried to offer a rationale to a record number of executive ...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump's pardons for violent Jan. 6 defendants were 'a mistake'

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he thinks Trump pardoning violent Jan. 6 defendants was 'a mistake'
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Graham on Jan. 6 pardons: ‘I don’t like it’

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he doesn’t approve of President Trump’s pardoning of the Jan. 6 rioters, especially those who “beat up cops” who were defending the Capitol. “No,” Graham said, when asked ...
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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.
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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 ...
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Trump says Jan. 6 defendants were protesting the vote

President Trump defended his choice to issue pardons to Jan. 6 rioters in an interview Wednesday with Sean Hannity on Fox News. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
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Kinzinger rips Johnson for defending Trump Jan. 6 pardons

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Wednesday criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for defending President Trump’s recent pardons for rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “I'm ...
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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 ...
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New fallout after Trump's pardons of Jan. 6 defendants

Police and others denounced President Trump's pardons and commutations for those who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. One of those released, Enrique Tarrio, head of the far-right ...
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Jan. 6 rioter declines Trump pardon: 'We were wrong that day'

Pamela Hemphill, who served prison time for actions she took on Jan. 6, 2021, said she will not accept President Trump’s pardon and that his supporters were “wrong” for storming the Capitol four ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 - 5d
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 ...
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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.
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Trump pardons give Jan 6 defendants nearly everything they wanted

Some of the president's own team had signalled not all of those arrested over the Capitol riot would be released - until his order on Monday.
BBC News - 5d
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 - 5d
'Their lives were ruined': Trump defends pardons for those in connection with Jan 6.

President Trump defended his decision to pardon roughly 1,500 criminal defendants and commute the sentences of more than a dozen others in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says he is "ready to vote for Kash Patel" for FBI director

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he plans to support Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI who has sparked controversy even among some former Trump officials.
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Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 19, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 19, 2025.
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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.
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Trump's plans to pardon Jan. 6 defendants remain largely a mystery

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