Top Lawyer for Jan. 6 Defendants Predicts Blanket Pardon From Trump

Top Lawyer for Jan. 6 Defendants Predicts Blanket Pardon From Trump
Demonstrators breached security and entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election. Brent Stirton/Getty Images
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John Pierce, a lawyer who has represented more than 50 defendants who were charged in relation to the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, says he thinks a “blanket pardon” is coming.

On Nov. 5, American voters elected former President Donald Trump to a second, nonconsecutive term in the Oval Office.