Summary
In a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, Donald Trump defended his sweeping pardons of over 1,500 individuals charged in the January 6 Capitol attack, calling the events “very minor incidents.”
He justified the pardons, citing harsh prison conditions and portraying many participants as patriots.
The move sparked backlash from police unions, some Republican lawmakers, and critics who condemned violence against officers.
Trump also criticized Biden for not pardoning himself and floated controversial ideas, including defunding FEMA and targeting sanctuary cities, in his wide-ranging interview.
The only solace I can find in this situation is that the worst ones will likely do something dumb and end up back in jail.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/january-6-pardon-man-arrested
“A florida man” lol
Beautiful, but Trump could just pardon those charges too.
the recent crime wasn’t for Trump’s benefit, he doesn’t care about that guy lol
True but the Jan 6 pardons were a big, performative, “I’m in charge again” thing. I doubt he’s going to re-examine these. They’ve already served their purpose.
That’s what they said the first time.