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Vance defends Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, including those who attacked police
Vice President Vance defended President Trump’s decision to issue sweeping pardons to roughly 1,500 individuals charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including to those ...The Hill - 14h -
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 - 18h -
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'NBC News - 21h -
Nearly 150 congressional Democrats sign on to resolution condemning Paris withdrawal
A majority of the House Democratic caucus has signed on to a resolution opposing President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement for the second time. In the resolution, ...The Hill - 2d -
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 - 3d -
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 - 3d -
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 - 3d -
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 ...The Hill - 3d -
Experts share concerns over President Trump's decision to pardon Jan. 6 defendants
Experts on extremism warn the blanket pardons for many Jan. 6 defendants risk more waves of violence. While some have criticized President Trump's decision, he defended it in an interview ...CBS News - 3d -
‘Very minor incidents’: Trump defends January 6 pardons in Hannity interview
In interview with Fox News host, US president also hinted that Joe Biden made an error by not pardoning himself. US politics – live updates Donald Trump has described attacks on police ...The Guardian - 4d -
Concern, criticism grows over pardon of Jan. 6 defendants
President Trump's pardon of about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has been lambasted by several police organizations and prompted fears that the move could lead to more ...CBS News - 4d -
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 ...NBC News - 4d -
Prosecutors will have 'to sit on their hands' after Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants
President Donald Trump issued more than 1,500 pardons to people charged in connection to the Jan. 6 attack. NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Kelly O'Donnell, Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly ...NBC News - 4d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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. ...NBC News - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 6d -
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 - 6d -
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 - 6d -
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 - 6d -
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 - Jan. 20 -
A notorious Jan. 6 defendant’s pardon request could end up exposing Trump’s big lie
As millions of Americans greet the beginning of the second Trump presidency with dread or even panic, one group of people is filled with hope that their lives will be transformed for the better.NBC News - 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 -
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 -
Judge rejects Jan. 6 defendant's request to attend Trump's inauguration
A judge rejected a request from a Jan. 6 defendant to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration after the man was invited by a former member of Congress, according to a court document.NBC News - Jan. 4
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