Trump plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some convicted January 6 rioters

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: CNN

Trump plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some convicted January 6 rioters

By Alayna Treene, Alison Main and Marshall Cohen, CNN
5 minute read
Published 1:07 PM EST, Sun January 19, 2025


Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Stephanie Keith/Reuters/File

(CNN) -- President-elect Donald Trump and his team have drafted a slate of pardons for people convicted for their role in the January 6 Capitol attack to be issued on Day 1, shortly after Trump is sworn in as president, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN.

Trump has repeatedly said he planned to swiftly pardon people who were convicted for their role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. During a December interview with Time Magazine, Trump said: "I'll be looking at J6 early on, maybe the first nine minutes."

The extent of the initial pardons is still unclear; however, one of the sources described them as enough to be seen as "delivering on his long-held promise." About 1,270 people have been convicted of January 6-related crimes, and the vast majority of those defendants pleaded guilty. Only a couple hundred are currently behind bars.

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Several Republican allies of Trump have said they expect him to approach the pardons on a case-by-case basis, but two key GOP lawmakers on Sunday refused to rule out Trump potentially issuing pardons for some of the roughly 174 defendants charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon against police officers.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/politics/pardon-trump-january-6-rioters/index.html

[PortTack]

1. Sickening

[sakabatou]

2. Not surprised, but wouldn't be surprised if that statement was BS.

[Irish_Dem]

3. So Garland spent all that time, money, and energy prosecuting the foot soldiers for no reason.

[Klarkashton]

4. Law and order Republicans. JFC

[rawhideal]

5. I wonder

I wonder if I throw a rock though the courthouse widow because I didn't like who got elected probate judge would Kay Ivy give me a pardon??????

[Klarkashton]

13. Shit no. You would be hounded for years.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Some of them blamed Trump personally for encouraging them to riot.

Wonder if they will get a pardon?

[Prairie Gates]

7. And who is celebrating, mahatmakanejeeves?

[Marthe48]

8. traitor felon must need a few more department heads

or muscle or enforcers

[cstanleytech]

9. Would be amusing if he issued pardons but not for ones on trial or convicted.

Then claim "I've issued thousands..... thousands of pardons!" His moronic magas would buy it.

[LeftInTX]

10. Biden needs to pardon that guy who aimed his gun at Trump...just to make heads explode

[TommyT139]

11. The little desk over at the side of the Rotunda?

He loves sitting behind it because he looks bigger.

It would be an advantage, in his eyes, to the inauguration being moved indoors. Like a consolation prize.

[EarthFirst]

12. Despicable.

I don’t want to hear a fucking peep about “Back the Blue” or “Rule of Law” out of a single one of these mouth breathers ever again…

[Initech]

15. I'm still appalled that every law enforcement agency in the country endorsed the fucking asshole.

Like WTF? Law and order my ass!

[Initech]

14. Well, they got away with it. Fuck!