4 years after Capitol attack, Jan. 6 cases hang in the balance with Trump pardons on the horizon

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64% : They reelected President Trump by a resounding margin because they want him to unify our country through success, and that's exactly what he will do," Leavitt added.
62% : Trump told Time magazine he'd consider the Jan. 6 cases soon after he takes office.
59% : At his campaign rallies, Trump often played a recording of the National Anthem sung by defendants in the jail.
49% : Trump told NBC News' "Meet the Press" in December he's "inclined to pardon many" of the defendants immediately upon his inauguration, although he has also said some "got out of control" and might not receive a pardon.
49% : But the process for requesting clemency remains uncertain, and it's not expected to begin until Trump is inaugurated.
47% : She suggested "an easy first step" for Trump would be to sign a blanket order commuting the sentence of all Jan. 6 defendants.
42% : Charged as part of the largest Justice Department's investigation in history, they have been waiting to see if Trump fulfills his promise to pardon them or commute their sentences.
42% : "Bright has also represented other Jan. 6 defendants, and he described a sense of "dismay" that courts and prosecutors haven't acknowledged the looming possibility of Trump pardons.
41% : Hernandez represents at least a dozen other Jan. 6 defendants and said almost all of her clients with open felony cases hope to be pardoned when Trump takes office.
39% : According to the Justice Department, 1,100 defendants have already had their cases fully adjudicated, and hundreds have already completed prison terms.
37% : "Trump intends to nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be attorney general, and he plans to tap former defense official Kash Patel to be FBI director.
30% : "Should Trump decide to pardon some of the Jan. 6 defendants, the cases would be wiped from the judges' dockets and closed.
21% : A CBS News review of court hearings and records over the last four years showed judges appointed by presidents from both parties, including by Trump, have condemned the Jan. 6 riot and warned of future unrest.
12% : Trump transition spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt told CBS News that Trump would "pardon Americans who were denied due process and unfairly prosecuted by the weaponized Department of Justice.

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