Several celebrities accused of their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol have been pardoned by President-elect Trump, who has made good on his promise to pardon them “within the first hour” of his second inauguration. If so, you could be in line to receive a pardon. semester.
Trump, who was recently named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, told the outlet he would show leniency to most of the rioters who stormed the Capitol.
“It starts in the first hour,” he said. “Maybe the first nine minutes.”
Many rioters have said they expect immediate relief once President Trump returns to the White House, and their lawyers are asking judges to delay sentencing trials and other proceedings in light of this. I am requesting it. However, judges have largely rejected these requests.
“Trump will pardon me anyway,” Philip Sean Grillo, who was sentenced Friday to 12 months in prison for his role in the riot, said as he was taken into custody by federal marshals. he said. Grillo is was convicted of a crime For the felony of obstructing official business and some misdemeanors.
Former Proud Boys leader Henry Enrique Tarrio is also among those who could be pardoned. He is serving a 22-year sentence for orchestrating the January 6 attack. Jacob Chansley, who became known as the “QAnon Shaman” because of the six-foot spear and horned fur headdress he wore during the attack, could be pardoned as well.
More than 1,500 people have been charged in connection with the Capitol riot. Of those, 1,200 have either pleaded guilty or been convicted, with sentences ranging from probation to Tarrio's 22 years.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Warning to defendant on January 6th He claimed that accepting a pardon from President Trump would be tantamount to a “confession of guilt.”
The Justice Department's inspector general issued an 88-page report. Thursday's report It turns out that the FBI has failed to gather important information. The report says the FBI failed to take “fundamental steps” by not contacting all field offices and undercover informants in advance.
The report said no federal agents were involved and no undercover agents were involved in assisting in the attack. However, the insurrection involved 26 confidential FBI informants, three of whom had a special mission to monitor domestic terrorist suspects.
NewsNation's Steph Whiteside and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
