U.S. President Donald Trump granted pardons to over 1,500 individuals charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot on his first day back in office, commuting sentences for 14 others. Trump supporters began leaving prison on Tuesday as a result of this clemency order, effectively reversing the prosecution of the unprecedented attack on American democracy.
00:49 | January 22, 202500:55 | January 21, 202500:34 | 2 hours ago01:53 | January 21, 202503:28 | January 20, 2025U.S. President Donald Trump issued a clemency order granting pardons to all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes from Jan. 6, 2021 on Monday, which included the U.S. Capitol riot and issuing sentence commutations to 14 others.
President Donald Trump issued a clemency order granting pardons to all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes from Jan. 6, 2021 on Monday, which included the U.S. Capitol riot and issuing sentence commutations to 14 others. The Trump supporters began leaving prison on Tuesday after he used his clemency powers on his first day back in office to undo the massive prosecution of the unprecedented assault on American democracy.‘We were wrong’: Convicted U.S.
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