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House Speaker Johnson won’t ‘second-guess’ Trump Jan. 6 pardons

The clemency order resulted in the release of more than 200 individuals, including leaders of extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, convicted of serious crimes related to the insurrection.
Federal prosecutors began filing motions to dismiss cases against rioters, indicating a significant shift in the Justice Department's approach following Trump's actions.
Trump's decision to pardon those convicted of assaulting police during the Capitol attack has raised questions about his stance on political violence and the treatment of the rioters as victims.

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Johnson flip-flops on Trump Jan. 6 rioter pardons — then orders probe into committee

After Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that January 6 rioters who committed acts of violence should not be let off the hook — he's standing by President Donald Trump's move to pardon hundreds of rioters, according to Politico.Politico's Kyle Cheney reported via Bluesky, "This morning, Speaker Johnso...

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Johnson Flip-Flops On Pardons For Violent January 6 Felons

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Washington Top News

House Speaker Johnson won’t ‘second-guess’ Trump Jan. 6 pardons

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., praises President Donald Trump while continuing to criticize former President Joe Biden during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)(AP/J. Scott Applewhite) House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., praises President Donald Trump while continuing to criticize former President Joe Biden during a news conference at the…

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Trump's pardons for rioters 'disturbing,' former top Jan. 6 prosecutor says

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons and commutations for nearly all of the rioters charged with joining the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol was “disturbing” and an affront to the law enforcement officers who were assaulted at the hands of the pro-Trump mob, a former top prosecutor from the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office told ABC News in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “It’s disturbing because wha…

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WNTZ FOX 48

Speaker Johnson won’t ‘second-guess’ Trump pardons of violent Jan. 6 rioters

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended President Trump’s sweeping pardons of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including numerous people who violently attacked police officers. “The president's made his decision. I don't second-guess those,” Johnson said at a press conference Wednesday. “It's kind of my ethos, my worldview: We believe in redemption. We believe in second chances,” Johnson added. “You could argue that those people didn…

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Judges begin freeing Jan. 6 defendants and dismissing their cases - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

WASHINGTON — One day after President Donald Trump issued a legal reprieve to all of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, some of the defendants started having their cases dismissed or even began to be released from custody.

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