Former President Trump said Monday that one of his first acts if re-elected in November would be to free rioters jailed for their actions during the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Ta.
“My first act as president-elect will be to close our borders and release drill, baby, drill and the unjustly imprisoned January 6th hostages!” Trump told Truth Social. wrote.
President Trump has repeatedly expressed sympathy for the rioters charged in connection with January 6, when his supporters violently clashed with law enforcement and stormed a complex in an attempt to stop the certification of President Biden’s 2020 victory. I’ve been doing it.
The former president has said he would consider pardoning some of those charged in connection with the Capitol attack and also spoke at a fundraiser held for the defendants last January 6.
Trump himself is facing federal charges in Washington, D.C., for trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, and in Georgia for trying to overturn the 2020 election results. He is being prosecuted in Georgia.
As of January 6, 2024, more than 1,200 defendants have been charged in connection with the storming of the Capitol. More than 450 people have been charged with assaulting, resisting or obstructing officers or employees. According to the Department of Justice.
More than 700 people have pleaded guilty to various federal charges, according to the Department of Justice.
Trump plans to finalize his Republican presidential nomination within the next few days and face President Biden in a rematch in November.
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