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Published on: 06/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Trump's proposals on issues such as immigration, taxes, trade have sparked furious discussion. But two weeks away from returning to one of the world's most powerful political offices, Trump remains animated by past grievances. Much of his rhetoric has focused on the events of January 6, 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol in an effort disrupt the certification of the election results. Monday marks the fourth anniversary of that riot. How many people have been charged in connection to the riot? What was January 6? How could Trump use his presidential powers to release those convicted? We tackle these questions and more in this brief explainer. About 547 defendants had been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees. About 163 people were charged for assault with a deadly weapon on January 6. In a social media post in March, Trump said one of his first acts would be to “Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!” In July, Trump shared a post on his social media website Truth Social saying that former Republican Representative Liz Cheney should face “televised military tribunals” for acts of Republicans are also more likely to say that Trump was not responsible for the violence that occurred on January 6 compared with 53 percent of US adults. Trump’s role in the events of that day did not hinder him from beating Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

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