Trump's last-minute decision to go big on Jan. 6 pardons took many allies by surprise
In pardoning more than 1,500 supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack, Trump went further than he had suggested just a month earlier.
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 in diversity,
Trump’s Issues Pardons to Most Dangerous January 6 Insurrectionists
On Monday evening, just hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, an extreme bill that would allow for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime. And they did it with the help of 12 Democrats.
After Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons, Some Fear It Will Spur More Violence
Trump's pardon of violent Jan. 6 rioters raises fears that he'll pardon anyone who commits crimes on his behalf in the future
Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
Trump's actions were the latest step in his drive to overhaul Washington and erase the work of President Joe Biden's administration.
Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency
Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,
‘F--k it: Release ‘em all.’ Behind the scenes of Trump’s Jan. 6 blanket pardons
Trump’s action, just hours after his return to the White House on Monday, 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 presidential election to Biden.
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.
Maddow Blog | On Jan. 6 pardons, Republicans struggle to defend the indefensible
Pressed on Donald Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, many Republicans said they want to move on. But as Faulkner wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
January 6 defendants and supporters welcome news of pardons after Trump's executive order
At a Washington, D.C. detention facility Jan. 6 defendants and supporters welcomed the news of pardons from President Trump while experts worry about criminal histories.
Trump defends his pardons for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
President Donald Trump is defending one of his most divisive actions since returning to the White House — pardoning nearly everyone convicted in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Trump in a news conference Tuesday was dismissive of the effort to prosecute nearly 1,
Police Union That Endorsed Trump Condemns Jan 6 Pardons—'Dangerous Message'
The Fraternal Order of Police union said those who assaulted officers during the 2021 Capitol riot should serve their full ...
Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases
The former leader of the Proud Boys and the founder of the Oath Keepers have been released from prison after their lengthy ...
Hundreds of Capitol rioters released from prison after Trump's sweeping pardon
Cesar Chavez, Andrew Goudsward, Jason Lange, Nathan LayneWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had ...
QAnon Shaman Reacts to Jan 6 Pardons: 'I Regret Nothing'
Jacob Chansley was among more than 1,500 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6, 2021 attack that President ...
Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's ...