Judges in DC push back on Trump's reprieve of Jan. 6 defendants

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Lamberth described in harrowing detail how an angry mob of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol with intentions to "thwart the peaceful transfer of power that is the centerpiece of our Constitution and the cornerstone of our republican legacy"; how they ignored directives to turn back; and how some of the rioters engaged in "pitched battle" with the police, "stampeding through and over the officers."
39% : As part of his pardon order, Trump directed officials in his Justice Department to start dismissing any related cases that are still active in U.S. District Court in Washington, where all of the Capitol riot proceedings have been heard.
26% : "Even before Trump issued his clemency declaration -- which included pardons, sentence commutations and the directive to dismiss pending charges -- one judge in Washington, a Trump appointee, said any expansive form of mercy for the Capitol rioters would be a mistake.

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