President Donald Trump signed an order Monday night pardoning an estimated 1,500 January 6 protesters.
Trump took the oath of office at noon Monday, shortly before heading to Capital One Arena to sign a number of executive orders. The president then moved to the Oval Office, where he issued an order granting an estimated 1,500 “full, complete and unconditional pardons” to those charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Signed a number of additional orders, including:
“What they did to these people was outrageous,” Trump said. “I hope they come out tonight. Frankly, they're counting on it.”
The president vowed throughout the campaign to review the cases of those involved in the attack and said he planned to pardon “the majority” of those federally indicted in May 2023. (Related: Biden's big last-minute pardon could come back to haunt families, Alan Dershowitz says)
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The federal government has indicted a total of approximately 1,583 defendants in connection with this case. According to to the Ministry of Justice. Of the defendants indicted, 608 defendants were charged with assaulting, resisting, or obstructing a law enforcement officer, or interfering with an officer during a civil disturbance. An additional 174 defendants were charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious injury to a police officer.
In December, President Trump was asked again about his plans for the January 6 protesters. tell NBC's Kristen Welker said she would review “individual cases.” More than 600 defendants have been sentenced to prison, but some protesters remain in prison and in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. According to Go to NBC News.
The president's move comes as former President Joe Biden announced last-minute recommendations to nine former members of the special committee on Jan. 6, including former Republican Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. This took place just hours after the pardon was granted.
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