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on Wednesday doubled down on his promise to pardon those arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including those who violently attacked police officers, if he is elected in November.at the annual National Association of Black Journalists conference, ABC News senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott pressed Trump on comments he’s made pledging to vacate the convictions of some 1,400 of his supporters who took part in the attempted insurrection.were assaulted that day.
There were scattered demonstrations last week against a planned speech to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose U.S.-backed offensive in Gaza has killed some 39,000 people.Another group of protesters attempted to march toward the Capitol, but were stopped by police and pepper-sprayed. Nine protesters wereduring the street demonstrations across D.C., four of whom were charged with assaulting a police officer outside Union Station.
Trump and other Republican figures have long made the false claim that the rioters were welcomed into the Capitol. In fact, there were long battles between rioters and police. The rioters who were able to walk into the Capitol with ease were in areas where police were greatly outnumbered, and only after rioters had already broken through barricades.
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