1500 Jan 6 defendants pardoned

Scope: Federal

Branch: Executive

Severity: Red

Date occurred: January 20, 2025

Phase: Jan-Mar 2025 – Inauguration Blitz

Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 people convicted or charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, including some convicted of assaulting police officers, with six additional sentence commutations.

Sources

  • Newsweek
  • NBC News
  • ABC News
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