Some January 6 pardonees not actually free from law due to other convictions
Even Republicans express concern about Trump’s blanket pardons as some pardonees will remain in prison
More than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the January 6 insurrection were pardoned by Donald Trump on his first day in office, in an act the president said “ends a grave national injustice”.
But despite the clemency, a surprising number of the pardonees are not actually now free from the law.
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