Trump, Fulfilling Campaign Vow, Grants Sweeping Pardon of January 6 Rioters, Including Those Who Assaulted Officers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "The pardons were met with elation from Trump supporters and lawyers for the January 6 defendants.
50% : "We are deeply thankful for President Trump for his actions today," said attorney James Lee Bright, who represented Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was serving an 18-year prison sentence after being convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes.
36% : ""Donald Trump is ushering in a Golden Age for people that break the law and attempt to overthrow the government," Senator Schumer said in an emailed statement.
22% : The pardons are a culmination of Mr. Trump's yearslong campaign to rewrite the history of the January 6 attack, which left more than 100 police officers injured as the angry mob of Trump supporters -- some armed with poles, bats and bear spray -- overwhelmed law enforcement, shattered windows, and sent lawmakers and aides running into hiding.
21% : Casting the rioters as 'patriots' and 'hostages,' Trump says the pardons will end 'a grave national injustice' and begin 'a process of national reconciliation.'
19% : President Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences, or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, including people convicted of assaulting police officers.

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