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Trump issues 1,500 ‘unconditional’ pardons over January 6 Capitol attack (www.theguardian.com)
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Donald Trump on Monday issued “full, complete and unconditional” presidential pardons for about 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6 attack on Congress, including some convicted of violent acts, making good on his promise to act in such cases on day one of his second term.

In addition to the pardons, he issued commutations for more than a dozen cases, shortening sentences for those that he said needed “further research”. Among those whose sentences were commuted was Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia.

“This is a big one. We hope they come out tonight, frankly,” Trump said while signing the pardons in the Oval Office on Monday night after he referred to those convicted as “hostages”.

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[–] themeatbridge 27 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

This is an impeachable offense.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Haven't they impeached this fucker a bunch of times? Didn't really help...

[–] themeatbridge 8 points 15 hours ago

That's not a reason to stop.

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree 10 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Good luck flipping the primaries to be able to do so. If Elon really did rig election machines, dems will never win again

[–] Bonesince1997 27 points 18 hours ago

The law has failed in the United States. No justice.

[–] TrickDacy 11 points 16 hours ago

The only surprise here is that he's keeping promises. But when he promises awful things, they always were more likely to get followed through on

[–] Zexks 4 points 14 hours ago

I guarantee hes going to try for a third term and is going t expect all those pardoned to support him in it. Nothing from trump is free and he knows if he survives this the prosecutions will start again. He can’t not be President or everything he has all fall apart.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

1500 ready to deploy idiots who only got more loyal to him after a pardon. That's to revive whatever fanboy militia he wants. I'm surprised he can just do that.