They assaulted cops and tried to overturn an election. What to know about Trump’s mass pardons for January 6 rioters
With the stroke of a pen on Monday, President Donald Trump completely upended the Justice Department’s four-year effort to arrest, prosecute and punish the people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6,
Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters
President Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, commuting the sentences of 14 individuals and offering a “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6,
Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendants, signs executive orders to secure U.S.-Mexico border
President Donald Trump issued a mass pardon Monday of all defendants of the Jan. 6 riots and signed a number of executive orders, including securing the U.S.-Mexico border, as he spoke with reporters in the Oval Office.
Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police
Trump's action paves the way for the release from prison of people found guilty of violent attacks on police, as well as leaders of far-right extremist groups convicted of failed plots to keep the Republican in power after he lost the 2020 election to former president Joe Biden.
Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on inauguration day
President Donald Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on Monday night at the Oval Office, after promising at his inaugural parade to sign an executive order on the matter.
After taking office, Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others whose lives were put at risk during an unprecedented episode in modern US history.
Trump Announces Pardons for About 1,500 Supporters Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters charged in the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioters
The action comes after Biden immunizes his family and other potential GOP targets before departing.
Live updates: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and signs more executive orders
President-elect Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President with his wife Melania by his side. He pledged in his inaugural address to “completely and totally reverse” Joe Biden’s policies. He's expected to sign a series of executive orders soon.
When Will Jan. 6 Defendants Be Released? What We Know on Trump Pardons
All of those being held for crimes related to January 6 should be released within days, if not hours. A group of family members and friends of Capitol rioters were spotted gathered outside the D.C. Central Detention Facility in anticipation of their release on Monday night, according to Fox station WNYW.
Trump supporters who stormed US Capitol begin to leave prison following sweeping pardons
Donald Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago will begin to leave prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon that signaled he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power.
Trump issues sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
The action laid waste to the Justice Department’s four-year drive to punish the first disruption of the transfer of power in ...
Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office
Mr. Biden emphasized that he did not believe his family did anything wrong, but he feared political attacks by Donald J.
Biden preemptively pardons Milley, Fauci, Jan. 6 panel — and his family
The extraordinary actions by the outgoing president reflect America’s tensions as a successor takes office who has said his opponents should be jailed.
What are Donald Trump's executive orders? President puts focus on immigration, energy
President Donald Trump appeared to focus on immigration and energy in his first executive orders following his inauguration.