Although President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons for defendants who faced charges related to events that occurred at or near the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, the cases aren’t fully going away just yet.
Amid an effort to dismiss hundreds of cases following Trump’s proclamation Monday for more than 1,500 defendants, the Justice Department has run into several snags and received some pushback from judges who handled hundreds of those cases.
There are lingering questions about how to handle some charges and convictions in the cases not directly related to the underlying charges, such as not showing up for court dates.
