President Donald Trump issued pardons for approximately 1,500 individuals charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. This broad use of clemency on his first day back in office significantly undermines the Justice Department's efforts to hold accountable those involved in what has been deemed one of the darkest days in American history.
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S.
Trump said he was also commuting the sentences of six defendants, though the White House did not immediately provide further details.
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