Trump uses Biden pardons to defend release of violent Jan 6 rioters

The Independent

The Independent

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Republican senators defended Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters, including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office.
CNN
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But the Justice Department unleashed what one of its top lawyers called a ‘shock and awe’ campaign, and they just scooped up hundreds of people.
Fox News
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At least 600 insurrectionists were formally accused of assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement.
The Hill
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In an action far more sweeping than he had telegraphed during the campaign, the president on Monday pardoned about 1,000 people convicted in the attack, commuted the sentences of 14 and directed authorities to dismiss pending cases for several hundred more.
Politico

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