Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol were freed, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers.

WASHINGTON: Sweeping pardons of Capitol rioters by US President Donald Trump drew starkly contrasting reactions on Tuesday, largely embraced by his Republican supporters and vehemently condemned by...

WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were freed on Tuesday (Jan 21), after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers. The Federal Bureau of P

Two of the most high-profile defendents from the 2021 US Capitol riot were included in Trump's sweeping pardons.

By Liam Scott The atmosphere was celebratory outside the Central Detention Facility prison in Washington late Monday night. Just hours after taking the oath of office, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 people who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,...

US President Donald Trump's pardon has quashed hundreds of pending cases with leaders of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among those pardoned.

Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said 211 people…

Rhodes and Tarrio were two of the highest-profile 6 January defendants.

Their sentences for seditious conspiracy over the January 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by Donald Trump.

Trump's pardon of violent Jan. 6 rioters raises fears that he'll pardon anyone who commits crimes on his behalf in the future

Many Republican senators say they do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people who assaulted police officers, broke into the building or committed other crimes related to the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol four years ago. But they aren’t…

Hours after his inauguration, Trump pardoned nearly all individuals charged in connection with the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot, wiping away legal consequences.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the U.S.The president also continued to dismantle the government's promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI. The White House issued a memo placing on paid leave all federal staff who work on those efforts, with plans to lay them off soon. DEI trainings were also canceled. Trump's actions were the latest step in his drive to overhaul Washington and erase the work of President Joe Biden's administration. A priority for Trump has been helping supporters who laid siege to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, making their pardons his first official action once he returned to the White House after his inauguration on Monday. Among…

President Donald Trump's decision to pardon roughly 1,500 defendants charged and/or convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol isn't going over well with one high-profile Senate Republican.On Tuesday, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — who was the Republican leader in th...