Trump pardons Jan. 6 prisoners
On his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump fulfilled a campaign promise by issuing pardons to hundreds of individuals connected to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Trump announced late Monday that he granted clemency to “approximately 1,500” individuals, including full pardons and commutations of sentences.
“I hope they come out tonight,” Trump told reporters at the White House following a day of inaugural celebrations. The newly sworn-in president signed orders granting full pardons to most individuals convicted of crimes related to the Capitol unrest and commuted the sentences of 14 others.
“These people have been destroyed,” Trump said when asked about the decision. “I see m*rderers in this country get two years, one year, and maybe no time. They’ve already been in jail for a long time.”
The Justice Department had charged 1,583 people for their involvement in the riot, which disrupted the certification of the Electoral College results in the 2020 presidential election. Trump, during his final days in office in 2021, had encouraged supporters to rally in protest, asserting that the election had been “stolen.”
When asked if any individuals were excluded from clemency, Trump indicated that only commutations had been issued in certain cases but hinted those could later be escalated to full pardons.
The orders also directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to release inmates immediately. Trump criticized the treatment of those incarcerated, saying, “The judges have been absolutely brutal. The prosecutors have been brutal. And nobody’s ever treated people in this country like that.”
Trump compared the Capitol riot prosecutions to the handling of violent demonstrations in 2020, saying those involved in anti-police protests in cities like Seattle and Portland faced little to no legal repercussions.
“What happened in Seattle, where they took over a big portion of the city? What happened in Portland, where they burned down the city every day and people died? Nothing happened to anybody, but they go after these people violently,” Trump said.
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Trump is not wrong about the mistreatment of the January 6 protestors. It looked like a dual system of justice where the protestors were charged with participating in an insurrection.
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