BCN #155 Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters

BCN #155
Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters

Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters
More than 1,000 people have pleaded guilty in the insurrection.

President Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, commuting the sentences of 14 individuals and offering a “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021."

"So, this is January 6th. These are the hostages, approximately 1,500 for a pardon," Trump said while holding the black folder containing the order.

The 14 individuals that Trump identified that he was commuting sentences for are those convicted or otherwise charged with engaging in the separate seditious conspiracies mounted by leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to thwart the lawful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021. They were among the more grave and high profile charges brought in connection with January 6.