On pardons and January 6, Republicans torn between moving forward and looking back
Moderate members want the party to look ahead and focus on its agenda. But conservatives – and Donald Trump – aren’t done with litigating January 6 and investigating Joe Biden.
After Jan. 6 pardons, judges who oversaw cases express frustrations
In the days since President Trump’s sweeping clemency of Jan. 6 rioters, the federal courts have been busy processing the dismissals. But the judges who've spent years overseeing the hundreds of trials are not hiding their frustration.
Trump’s January 6 Pardons Unleash Legal Chaos
The president's vague wording leaves courts to sort out which crimes were "related" to the attack—and who should be set free.
Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency
Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,
Republicans Suddenly Illiterate After Trump’s January 6 Pardons
Republicans are bending over backward to excuse Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists.
Son of man pardoned for Jan. 6 riot involvement says he’s terrified
The son of a man pardoned for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, riots says he's terrified. Read about what his mom is saying about the entire odeal.
January 6 Pardons Split Republicans on Trump’s First Full Day
Though Trump started off his first full day as president by unceremoniously firing four prominent appointees from Biden’s administration, several of them pushed back on his characterization of events.
US Judge Says Trump Jan. 6 Pardons Reflect 'Revisionist Myth'
A federal judge who has overseen scores of criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol condemned President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons on Wednesday, saying they reflect a "revisionist myth" about the riot.
I was willing to give Trump a chance until he pardoned Jan. 6 rioters | Opinion
That was the day that a mob of Donald Trump lovers attacked the U.S. Capitol and attempted an insurrection, which almost succeeded.Even worse, however, was the debacle that occurred on Jan. 21, 2025,
Federal judge says Trump’s pardons can’t erase ‘immutable’ truth of Jan. 6
The judge is the first to speak out after Trump’s sweeping clemency and dismissals of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 cases.
Trump on meeting with pardoned Jan. 6 rioters: 'I'd be open to it'
President Trump told reporters that there were no plans yet to meet with the January 6 rioters he pardoned but that he would be open to a meeting if they were interested.
They sentenced the January 6 rioters. Now, these judges are calling out Trump and ‘poor losers’
The federal judges in Washington, DC, who handled hundreds of cases from January 6, 2021, are pushing back against President ...
Pardoned January 6 Participant Says 'God' Looked Over Capitol Rioters
"I believe God used us for a greater good," January 6 rioter Joseph Fischer told Newsweek after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Experts worry that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among ...
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January 6 rioter gets arrested on federal gun charges — one day after Trump pardon
Trump issued broad, across the board pardons for roughly 1,500 January 6 rioters — and he made no distinction between those ...
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Congressman Rips Trump's January 6 Pardons on House Floor, Calls It a 'Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card to KKK Members'
Rep. Jim McGovern condemned Donald Trump's pardons for January 6 rioters, calling them "sick" and "un-American" while ...
Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’
Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.
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Actually, Republicans Want to Talk About January 6 After All
Speaker Johnson is all about looking forward, which is why the House is reinvestigating the assault on the Capitol.
Trump commutes sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders as he pardons over 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, ...