Jan. 6 Coverage

Jan. 6 Defendants Seek Pardons as Trump Prepares to Take Office

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance have offered various statements on the prospect of pardoning Jan. 6 defendants.
Jan. 6 Defendants Seek Pardons as Trump Prepares to Take Office
A large group of protesters stands on the East steps of the Capitol Building after breaching its grounds in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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President-elect Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated on Jan. 20 and gain all the powers of the presidency as outlined by the U.S. Constitution.

The pardon power, in particular, has provoked considerable debate in recent months as Trump will be entering office amid a wave of prosecutions in response to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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