Jan. 6 defendants and their supporters confident Trump will fulfill his campaign promise of pardons - The Boston Globe

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64% : Pope and other Jan. 6 defendants, as well as their supporters, are confident Trump will come through for them -- particularly after President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Dec. 1, for gun and tax convictions.
63% : "Shortly after Hunter Biden's pardon was announced, Trump mentioned the Jan. 6 defendants for the first time since winning the election.
61% : Trump provided some clarity Sunday, saying on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he would issue Jan. 6 pardons on his first day in office and indicating they would be wide-ranging.
58% : I think relief is coming," Pope told the Globe, adding that Trump assured him personally that pardons would be coming during a 2023 meeting with him and other Jan. 6 defendants.
52% : "Trump has strongly backed the people who stormed the Capitol since the day it happened, following his encouragement for supporters at a rally outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, to "fight like hell" and march to the building as Congress was preparing to certify the election results.
44% : Trump wrote on Truth Social.
40% : At a 2023 CNN town hall in New Hampshire, Trump said he would "most likely" pardon a "large portion" of those convicted of Jan. 6 crimes "very early on" in his presidency and this past March said it would be one of his first acts.
34% : "He declined to talk about his case but said he's hopeful Trump will pardon him.
29% : "Trump could decide to pardon everyone charged with non-violent crimes, Pope said.
26% : Trump said Sunday that he would look "at individual cases," but he was open to pardoning even those who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers.

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