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Law enforcement groups criticize Trump pardons for Jan. 6 - Roll Call

Law enforcement groups sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s pardons related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Roll Call · Jan 22, 2025

Ex-Capitol police officer tells Oath Keepers founder 'go f*** himself' live on CNN

Michael Fanone, a former police officer injured in the January 6 US Capitol riot, told Stewart Rhodes to "go f*** himself" live on CNN after the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers group said he had "no regrets" over the 2021 insurrection.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Republican Lawmakers Defend Trump's Pardons For January 6 Rioters

Conservative Republican lawmakers defend Trump's Capitol riot pardons, criticize Biden's preemptive pardons, and express interest in meeting with rioters t...

Top News · Jan 22, 2025

'MAGA Granny' Capitol Rioter Rejects Trump Pardon: 'We Were Wrong That Day'

An Idaho woman convicted for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots has rejected Donald Trump's pardon and will continue to fulfill her probation.

Latin Times · Jan 22, 2025

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio calls for retribution in chilling interview with Alex Jones hours after prison release

‘We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did. They need to pay for what they did,’ Enrique Tarrio exclaimed on Tuesday night, referencing those who investigated the January 6 Capitol attack.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Everything Ted Cruz Has Said About Trump Pardoning J6 Defendants Then and Now

The Texas senator has gone from calling the riots a "violent terrorist attack on the Capitol" to praising President Trump's pardons as the correction of an "abuse of power"

Latin Times · Jan 22, 2025

‘F*** it, release em all:’: Inside Trump’s decision to issue blanket Jan 6 pardons

After months of teasing pardons for Capitol rioters, Trump granted them to roughly 1,500 individuals convicted of January 6-related crimes in one of his first acts of his second term

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Trump Steamrolled Over Team with Last-Minute Blanket Pardon for Capitol Rioters, Insider Says: 'F--k It: Release 'Em All'

Donald Trump reportedly steamrolled over his team with last-minute blanket pardon for those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, an insider said.

Latin Times · Jan 22, 2025

Trump Suggests Extremist Proud Boys And Oath Keepers Could Have A Place In Politics

President-elect Donald Trump defended his pardons for Capitol rioters and showcased his openness to extremist groups like the Proud Boys entering politics.

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025

Trump blasts Biden ‘censorship’ in executive order ‘restoring free speech’

Donald Trump’s pardoning of 1,500 people and their accomplices for the storming of the United States Capitol on 6 January, 2021 – with acusations that his own rhetoric contributed to the riot widespread – has put the US ideal of free speech back at the top of the agenda among…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 22, 2025