The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
AD
The Epoch Times
Support Us
US Politics

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.
0
FacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmail
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
1/20/2025|Updated: 1/21/2025
0:00

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
Author
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]
twitter
truth
Author’s Selected Articles

Conservatives Split Over Heritage Foundation’s Defense of Tucker Carlson

Oct 31, 2025
Conservatives Split Over Heritage Foundation’s Defense of Tucker Carlson

Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune Skeptical of Trump’s Proposal to Overturn Filibuster

Oct 31, 2025
Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune Skeptical of Trump’s Proposal to Overturn Filibuster

Stakes Rise as Shutdown Drama Nears Funding Cliffs

Oct 29, 2025
Stakes Rise as Shutdown Drama Nears Funding Cliffs

Lawmakers Criticize Pentagon’s Move to Cut US Troop Rotation Through Eastern Europe

Oct 29, 2025
Lawmakers Criticize Pentagon’s Move to Cut US Troop Rotation Through Eastern Europe
Add to My List
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2025 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.