Trump reportedly promises January 6 pardons ‘in the first hour’ of his presidency or sooner – US politics live
President-elect says in Time ‘person of the year’ interview that he plans to pardon most of the Capitol rioters; Biden says more pardons to come after mass clemency
Democratic congressman James Clyburn has praised Joe Biden for pardoning 39 people and for commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people.
“This grant of clemency and restoration of rights is a significant step forward” Clyburn said in a statement. “Many people of color and moderate means have been disproportionately burdened by systemic injustices and clemency is a potent tool in the president’s toolbox to remedy some faults in our legal system.”
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Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 defendants in first hour back in White House
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