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President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned nearly all the rioters charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, wiping away criminal accountability and going further than some of his allies in Congress had suggested. The sweeping proclamation, one of a blitz of actions from Trump on his first day back in […]
President-elect Donald Trump promised a spate of executive orders when he takes office as president Monday, suggesting at a Sunday rally in Washington, D.C., that among them will be action on the Jan. 6 rioters. “Everybody in this very large arena will be very happy with my decision on the J6 hostages,” he said of […]
Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Four years later, some of them are allowed to return to the nation’s capital so they can celebrate Trump’s return to the White House. At least 20 defendants charged with or convicted of joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the […]
1,580 people were charged with federal crimes for the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Washington Post shows the court status of each as of December 20, 2024. Many are expecting pardons. I’m not sure what the icons are. Hair? Blobs for visual variation? Chart Type Used Source link
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin on Thursday urged Americans to demand President-elect Donald Trump justify each Jan. 6 defendant pardon if he issues them on his “first day” in office, as promised. The Maryland congressman, who sat on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, said it would be […]
Shannon Stillwell and Deamonte Kendrick were found not guilty of participating in a criminal street gang called YSL that involved rapper Young Thug. ATLANTA (CN) — The last two defendants in the case involving rapper Young Thug were found not guilty of participating in a criminal street gang Tuesday, bringing an end to Georgia’s longest-ever […]
Jake Lang, center, and other Trump supporters clash with police and security forces on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Lang is one of many rioters who hope for a pardon under a new Trump administration. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images) Outside the Washington, D.C. jail, supporters of the Jan. 6 defendants have held a nightly vigil for the […]
DENVER (CN) — Colorado voters on Tuesday passed a state constitutional amendment revoking the right to bail from people charged with first-degree murder. Voters also rejected measures to replace the state’s election system with ranked choice voting and a proposed ban on big cat hunting. Although the Centennial State often splits along partisan and urban-rural […]