President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to pardon the January 6, 2021 rioters charged and convicted for their roles in the assault on the U.S. Capitol. However, recent statements have left them wondering about whether the decision will indeed materialize and, should that be the case, if it will impact them all or a few.
Defense attorneys are reportedly scrambling to get clarify on the matter, especially after Trump told Time Magazine that he would look at rioters' cases individually. "If they were non-violent, I think they've been greatly punished," he said during the interview for the issue in which he was named "Person of the Year." "I'm going to look if there's some that really were out of control." However, he also said the pardons would "start in the first hour that I get into office."
