Trump defends J6 pardons
President Donald Trump defended his pardoning of over 1,000 rioters involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, which granted clemency to members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
Trump Defends Pardons for Rioters and Suggests Proud Boys Could Have Place in Politics
President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers during the attack on the Capitol and suggests there could be a place in U.S. politics for the Proud Boys extremist group,
Trump defends January 6 pardons in his first Oval Office interview of second term
President Donald Trump defended the pardons he issued to January 6 participants in his first interview since returning to the presidency. "They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview held at the Oval Office.
Jan. 6 rioters convicted for role in Capitol attack speak out against Trump's pardons
Following Trump's executive action, two people who pleaded guilty for their actions at the Capitol that day have spoken out against their pardons.
Several GOP lawmakers defend Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 defendants
President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the pardons and commutations of roughly 1,500 defendants charged with crimes connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including some convicted of assaulting police officers.
David Axelrod questions Biden's masculinity after last-second family pardons: 'Man up'
Former Obama aide David Axelrod lashed out at former President Biden for issuing preemptive pardons for his family members ...
Presidential Pardons Escalate as Modern Political Weapon
U.S. presidents have held the right to pardon crimes since the country’s founding, and they have exercised it often with ...
‘How dare you’: Kinzinger calls out Johnson’s defense of Trump’s pardons
Former GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for defending President Trump’s pardons and ...
Trump pardons two police officers convicted in murder of Black man in Washington
Republican U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned two police officers in Washington who were convicted in the 2020 ...
Judge: Jan. 6 pardons ‘will not change the truth of what happened’
No ‘process of national reconciliation’ can begin when poor losers, whose preferred candidate loses an election, are ...
On pardons and January 6, Republicans torn between moving forward and looking back
Moderate members want the party to look ahead and focus on its agenda. But conservatives – and Donald Trump – aren’t done ...
Who Is Colleen Kollar-Kotelly? Federal Judge Rebukes Trump's J6 Pardons
U.S. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly rebuked President Donald Trump 's blanket pardons for those convicted of crimes during the ...
Biden's parting family pardons send a 'terrible message,' ex-Obama spox says
Former Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor addressed former President Biden's last-minute pardons and the future of the Democratic ...