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Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also borrowed from the president’s own rhetoric, calling for retribution. “We’ll...
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, showed up Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a day after he was released from prison as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping...
Lawmakers brace for Trump's promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with crimes for their actions related to the riot. Trump...
No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump's win boosts Republicans' faith in elections -- for now
This Jan. 6 won't be the same. Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump urged supporters to head to the Capitol to protest Congress' certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election. “Will be wild!” Trump promised on Twitter a few weeks before...
