Washington (CNN) — Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office Monday.

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Trump issued pardons for 1,500 people criminally charged with the violent assault on the US Capitol to try and stop certification of 2020 presidential election results

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Republican senators say they do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than

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Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office Monday.

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By Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters, including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office Monday. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, who has warned before about giving a blanket pardon to the rioters, said, “I just can’t agree” with Tru…

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A growing chorus of Republican lawmakers is speaking out against President Trump granting sweeping pardons to Capitol rioters.

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Two major organizations that represent police officers issued a rare stinging rebuke to former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump over their recent pardons.Upon taking office, Trump issued pardons to about 1,500 people in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including many accused of attack...

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A handful of Republican senators pushed back against President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon roughly 1,500 Capitol riot defendants.

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'I just can't agree': Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from Republican senators

Moving beyond the attack on the Capitol has become a central approach for congressional Republicans who have enthusiastically re-embraced Trump after his 2020 defeat and his attempts to overturn Biden’s win.

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Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday moved to dismiss criminal cases against three San Diego-area men charged in connection with the January 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, a day after President Donald Trump granted clemency to his supporters who were prosecuted for violently storming the government building that day. In all, at least eight people from San Diego or with strong ties to the area were among those who benefited from the pardons. Trump lo…

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New York Times: “Members of Congress ran in fear of their lives from the Capitol four years ago as it was besieged by a pro-Trump mob, and many Republicans made strong statements in the immediate aftermath of the attack that violent rioters must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” “But on Tuesday, few spoke up to object to Mr. Trump’s pardons, and many Republican lawmakers said it was time to move on.” Said Sen. John Thune (R-SD): “…

Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters

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