Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons of violent criminals
President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the pardons and commutations of roughly 1,500 defendants charged with crimes connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including some convicted of assaulting police officers.
Jan 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Have Message for the President
A 24-year-old social media influencer, a 41-year-old father of five and "MAGA granny" all spoke to Newsweek about their pardons and what they plan to do next.
Republicans Suddenly Illiterate After Trump’s January 6 Pardons
Republicans are bending over backward to excuse Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists.
These people are some of the violent Jan. 6 rioters Trump pardoned
Trump issued “a full, complete and unconditional pardon" to people punished for their involvement in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those who assaulted law enforcement officers.
Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon on 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,
LIers pardoned over Jan. 6 Capitol riot say they are relieved, grateful to President Donald Trump, lawyers say
Several Long Islanders were included in Trump's mass pardon of the mob that launched an insurrection at the Capitol in an attempt, according to federal prosecutors, to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election,
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Full List of Republicans Breaking With Trump on January 6 Pardons
A growing chorus of Republican lawmakers is speaking out against President Trump granting sweeping pardons to Capitol rioters.
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.
Trump defends pardons of Jan. 6 rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump defended his decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and suggested there could be a place in US politics for the Proud Boys extremist group.
Trump defends J6 pardons
President Donald Trump defended his pardoning of over 1,000 rioters involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, which granted clemency to members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 pardons send message that "politics is more important than policing"
Washington — U.S. Capitol Police chief Thomas Manger said he's concerned by the sweeping pardons President Trump issued ...
Olympian Klete Keller calls pardon for Jan. 6 actions 'an amazing feeling of relief'
Klete Keller, a three-time Olympic swimmer for Team USA, was among the nearly 1,600 defendants from the Jan. 6 riot to be ...
Sen. Andy Kim says Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons ‘dishonor’ Capitol Police officer who died, as backlash mounts
Sen. Andy Kim and other Democrats sharply criticized former President Donald Trump's expansive pardon of Jan. 6 rioters. Even ...
Trump's January 6 Pardons Draw Pushback from Vulnerable GOP Senators
Two of the most vulnerable Republican senators ahead of the 2026 midterms voiced pushback to President Donald Trump 's ...