
Trump Suggests He’d Pardon Some Jan. 6 Rioters If Elected to a Second Term
Former President Donald Trump has said he may pardon people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol if he gets elected to a second term as president.
Former President Donald Trump has said he may pardon people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol if he gets elected to a second term as president.
The leader and founder of the extremist far-right group Oath Keepers and 10 others were arrested and charged with seditious conspiracies and other crimes for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday said the investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is far from over and pledged to hold everyone responsible.
President Biden said he supports prosecuting Trump allies and officials who defy subpoenas to testify before the House Select Committee that is investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The Capitol police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. siege said he pulled the trigger to “save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers.”
The FBI found no compelling evidence to suggest the Jan. 6 riot was part of a coordinated plot to overturn the presidential election.
The Department of Homeland Security mishandled the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and should have predicted the violence and increased security ahead of the event, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The Justice Department has given permission to former Trump administration officials to testify participate in Congress’ investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.