Tuesday, January 21, 2025 -U.S. President, Donald Trump, has pardoned defendants involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol building in Washington.
Trump signed a corresponding order in the White House in Washington a
few hours after his swearing in on Monday.
It was initially not clear how many people were affected and for which
crimes those pardoned had been convicted.
Confidants close to Trump, including his Vice President JD Vance, had
previously said that no one who had become violent would be pardoned.
Trump, on the other hand, had not wanted to commit to any details before
his inauguration.
According to US Department of Justice figures, no fewer than 1,488
individuals have been charged for crimes related to the breach of the U.S.
Capitol.
On January 6, 2021, supporters of
Trump violently stormed the U.S. Congressional seat in Washington,
where the Republican’s election defeat to Joe Biden was to be certified at the
time.
A crowd incited by Trump, who held a rally to promote claims of election
fraud, violently
entered the building, killing five people.
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