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.
'We believe in redemption': Johnson responds to Trump's pardons of Jan. 6 rioters
La., was asked about President Trump's pardons for those involved in the Capitol riot, including some for those convicted of violent crimes. Johnson described the prosecutions as a "weaponization" of the Justice Department and that his party believed in "redemption.
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,
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
‘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.
'I just can't agree': Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from Republican senators
Republican senators pushed back against President Donald Trump’s decision to issue pardons and commute the sentences of Jan. 6 defendants.
On Capitol Hill, Only a Handful of Republicans Object to Jan. 6 Pardons
Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move on.
January 6 Pardons Split Republicans: Live Updates
T he inauguration and speeches are over, and Donald Trump has pardoned almost all of the January 6 rioters. But the president continues to issue executive actions, along with vows
Senate Republicans' reactions mixed to Trump's pardons for Jan. 6 violent offenders
Here’s what Republican senators told ABC News after President Donald Trump issued pardons for Jan. 6 violent offenders.
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 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 ...
‘A Betrayal, a Mockery’: Police Express Outrage Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
More than 150 officers from the Capitol Police and the D.C. police were injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol four ...
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 ...
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Donald Trump’s second inauguration unusual focus from both his supporters and critics on the actions on his very first day in ...
Hundreds of Capitol rioters released from prison after Trump's sweeping pardon
By Julio-Cesar Chavez, Andrew Goudsward, Jason Lange, Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters ...