Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack [View all]
Source: nbc
The sweeping pardons would mark the beginning of the end of one of the largest investigations in FBI history.
Jan. 20, 2025, 6:44 PM CST / Updated Jan. 20, 2025, 6:49 PM CST
By Ryan J. Reilly
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was issuing roughly 1,500 pardons and commuting the sentences of six of his supporters in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of them stormed the building amid his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him.
He made the remarks after returning to the White House Monday evening.
An attorney for Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy, told NBC News on Monday that his client was being processed for release from FCI Pollock, a medium security federal prison in Louisiana. Tarrio was serving 22 years in federal prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy.
“He is being processed out,” attorney Nayib Hassan said. “We do not know what type of clemency he is receiving."
The pardons would fulfill one of Trump's central campaign promises. Immediately after the Jan. 6 attack, Trump sought to distance himself from the attack, saying that those who broke the law should be held accountable. ..................
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-set-pardon-defendants-stormed-capitol-jan-6-2021-rcna187735
The horrible deed is done!--by the Felon-in-Chief.
damn!!
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