Trump pardons give Jan 6 defendants nearly everything they wanted

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : Speaking outside the jail, she told the BBC she would now be home in time for her son's birthday and praised Trump for keeping his promise.
61% : Trump, however, took a far more sweeping approach to the cases on his first day in office.
43% : "The fallout from these pardons is that Trump has sent a message that violence is a viable tool for change, as long as it's on his side," she added.
40% : Underlining the sweeping finality of his move, Trump named Ed Martin as acting US attorney for Washington DC - the prosecutorial role that has been chiefly responsible for pursuing riot cases.
36% : On the campaign trail, Trump made various statements about the rioters, at times promising blanket pardons but occasionally indicating he might be inclined to keep some of them behind bars.
29% : In his executive order, Trump explained why he chose to commute the 14 convicts rather than offer them full pardons.
19% : In a news conference on Tuesday at the White House, Trump said: "These people have already served years in prison, and they've served them viciously.
14% : "Donald Trump ran for office on law and order, so it's shocking and upsetting to see him taking action to pardon violent criminals," she said.

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