Trump targets federal DEI employees and defends Jan. 6 pardons: Highlights
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Some Fear Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Will Spur More Violence
The first 24 hours of Donald Trump’s second term reflected what his supporters hoped for and his detractors feared: a willingness to follow through on some of his most radical and divisive ideas. That much was clear Monday night,
Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency
Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,
These people are some of the violent Jan. 6 rioters Trump pardoned
Trump issued “a full, complete and unconditional pardon" to people punished for their involvement in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those who assaulted law enforcement officers.
January 6 defendants and supporters welcome news of pardons after Trump's executive order
At a Washington, D.C. detention facility Jan. 6 defendants and supporters welcomed the news of pardons from President Trump while experts worry about criminal histories.
Trump defends his pardons for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
President Donald Trump is defending one of his most divisive actions since returning to the White House — pardoning nearly everyone convicted in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Trump in a news conference Tuesday was dismissive of the effort to prosecute nearly 1,
'I just can't agree': Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from Republican senators
Republican senators pushed back against President Donald Trump’s decision to issue pardons and commute the sentences of Jan. 6 defendants.
Republican Senators Are Mostly Quiet on Trump's Sweeping Pardons of Jan. 6 Rioters
Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the
These eight local Jan. 6 rioters were pardoned by President Trump
That figure would represent almost all of the nearly 1,600 people who were charged in the riot by the fourth anniversary Jan. 6, according to the Justice Department. About 1,270 had been convicted and 1,
The gravity of Trump pardoning Jan. 6ers who assaulted police
Donald Trump’s decision to do something so obviously unpopular and fraught should put to rest any GOP attempts to minimize his intentions.
Pardoned Prisoners From Jan. 6 Attack to Go Free on Trump's First Full Day in Office
Reuters photographer Leah Millis: "Thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump, a Republican, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a failed attempt to overturn the recent election and prevent Joe Biden,
Trump pardons dark web Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht
President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said he issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the ...
Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders, making an ...
‘Letting go a very dangerous individual’: Honig reacts to Trump’s pardon for Silk Road founder
CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks with CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig about President Trump’s pardon of Silk Road founder Ross ...
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road
Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and ...
Trump pardons founder of Silk Road website
President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs.
Oath Keepers, Proud Boys leaders out of prison after Trump Jan. 6 pardons
Four years after they raided the Capitol and assaulted police officers, a group of some of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters ...
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...
Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht
US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the ...
Daywatch: The executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
Good morning, Chicago. President Donald Trump began his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. With his first batch of memoranda and orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe ...