Jan. 6 Rioters Eye Pardons as Trump Wins Election
TL;DR
Defendants in the January 6 Capitol attack are celebrating Donald Trump's election victory, with their lawyers seeking to delay trials or sentences in hopes of receiving presidential pardons or more lenient treatment from a potentially restructured Justice Department.
Topics:nationpolitics#capitolattack#donaldtrump#jan6riot#justicedepartment#politics#presidentialpardons
- Jan. 6 riot defendants celebrate Trump’s election, angle for pardons The Washington Post
- Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump's victory and expect to be pardoned : Trump's Trials NPR
- DOJ is running out of time to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters POLITICO
- Jan. 6 Defendants Are Already Angling for Pardons From Trump The New York Times
- Pensacola man who served time for Jan. 6 insurrection hopes for pardon under Trump WEAR
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