More than 1,500 Americans are celebrating the end of a prosecutorial nightmare now that President Donald Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of those charged with offenses related to the protest at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
On Monday evening, just a few hours after taking the oath of office for the second time in eight years, Trump issued a “full, complete and unconditional” blanket pardon for most Jan. 6 defendants, whom Trump called political “hostages.” Those who will benefit from such a pardon number more than 1,500, according to estimates.
‘This proclamation … begins a process of national reconciliation.’
Additionally, Trump commuted the sentences of 14 other Jan. 6 convicts, meaning they still retain their convictions but are sentenced to time served. Those individuals are
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