Trump Pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 Defendants, Commutes 14 Sentences

Nathan Worcester, The Epoch Times

After leaving the Capital One Arena, he went back to the Oval Office and pardoned roughly

1,500 individuals involved in the breach while commuting sentences of 14 individuals still serving time. Trump had reiterated his pledges earlier in the day soon after his inauguration. “You’re going to see a lot of action on the J6 hostages,” the president said. In a December interview with Time Magazine, Trump said he would examine the Jan. 6 participants’ cases “on a case-by-case basis,” starting during the first hour of his presidency.