Donald Trump issues 1,500 pardons over January 6 Capitol attack

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : But Trump decided all deserved some form of clemency for the event he has rewritten as a "day of love".
66% : A procession of Proud Boys marched in Washington on Monday, carrying a banner that congratulated Trump on his victory, a visible representation of the welcome the far right is receiving from the new administration.
61% : On the campaign trail, Trump made January 6 pardons a central part of his message, his rallies often featuring the national anthem sung by prisoners in a DC jail.
55% : We hope they come out tonight," Trump said while signing the pardons in the Oval Office on Monday night after he referred to those convicted as "hostages".
46% : Trump will also direct the justice department to dismiss cases currently in progress, news outlets have reported.
41% : Donald Trump issues 1,500 pardons over January 6 Capitol attack Martin Pengelly in Washington and Rachel Leingang 21 January 2025 at 2:05 am Donald Trump on Monday issued presidential pardons for about 1,500 people, including some convicted of violent acts, who were involved in the January 6 attack on Congress, making good on his promise to act in such cases on day one of his second term.
32% : Trump also told supporters he would march to the US Capitol with them, a promise he did not fulfill.
31% : Impeached for inciting an insurrection, Trump was left free to run for office when only seven Republican senators voted to convict.
28% : With Trump back in office, justice department investigations of crimes linked to January 6 are expected to cease.
24% : The group's former national chairperson, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role, and he has been publicly pleading for Trump to pardon him and other "J6ers".
23% : It said Trump would have been convicted at trial.
10% : They chanted "fuck Joe Biden" and "fuck antifa" in their return to the national stage, and called for Trump to "free our boys".
8% : A Department of Justice investigation of Trump's election subversion around the January 6 attack produced four criminal charges but was dropped after Trump defeated Kamala Harris in last year's presidential election.
3% : " On 6 January 2021, in a speech at the Ellipse, outside the White House, Trump told supporters to "fight like hell" to stop certification of his conclusive 2020 defeat by Joe Biden, based on Trump's lies about electoral fraud.

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