WATCH: About 1,500 criminal defendants charged in Capitol attack pardoned by Trump
President Donald Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of over 1,500 individuals involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including those convicted of assaulting police officers.
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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.NBC News - 12h -
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 - 20h -
Trump Pardons Nearly All Charged in Jan 6. Attack
On his first day back in office, President Trump pardoned all of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Maggie Haberman, White House ...The New York Times - 20h -
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 -
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned
Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are among those whose sentences were commuted.BBC News - 1d -
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 - 1d -
US Capitol attack fugitive seeks asylum in Canada and hopes for Trump pardon
Antony Vo, 32, convicted over January 6 riot, was supposed to begin nine-month prison term but instead fled to Canada. An American man who absconded after being sentenced to prison for his role in ...The Guardian - Jan. 1
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