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Trump Pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 Defendants, Commutes 14 Sentences

He followed through on pledges to take a case-by-case look at Jan. 6 protesters, who had gathered in Washington to protest the 2020 election certification.
Trump Pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 Defendants, Commutes 14 Sentences
President Donald Trump signs an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Jim Watson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
1/20/2025|Updated: 1/21/2025
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has followed through on his vows to move swiftly in pardoning almost all of those charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol—a group he referred to as “J6 hostages.”

After leaving the Capital One Arena late on Jan. 20, he went back to the Oval Office and pardoned roughly 1,500 individuals involved in the breach while commuting sentences of 14 individuals still serving time.

Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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