Almost 20 months have passed since the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and federal cases involving rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol Building that day continue to be prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice — much to the chagrin of former President Donald Trump. During a September 1 appearance on far-right Wendy Bell's online radio show, Trump promised to give "full pardons" to the January 6 rioters if he becomes president again.
Trump said of the prosecutions, "It's a disgrace what they're done to them. What they've done to these people, it's disgraceful. They're firemen, they're policemen, they're people in the military."
