Family of fallen officer assaulted during Jan. 6 riots condemns Trump pardons
Julian Khater, convicted of assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, was among those released from prison as part of Doald Trump's sweeping pardons.
McConnell: Trump pardons a ‘mistake,’ Jan. 6 ‘an insurrection’
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it was a “mistake” for President Trump to pardon individuals convicted of crimes connected to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “I think pardoning people who’ve been convicted is a mistake,
Trump’s January 6 Pardons Were a Green Light to Far Right Paramilitaries
The GOP’s silence after the pardons made it complicit in Trump’s decision to normalize paramilitary violence in the US.
I Photographed January 6. Trump’s Pardons Can’t Erase What I Saw.
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Brian Sicknick's brother blasts President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
The brother of Brian Sicknick, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on on the Capitol, blasted President Trump's decision to grant clemency to some 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants.
Dems, family of Officer Sicknick push for resolution condemning Trump over J6 pardons: 'We do feel powerless'
House Democrats gathered Wednesday to voice support for a resolution condemning President Donald Trump for pardoning Jan. 6 defendants and firing DOJ prosecutors.
Video: House Democrats And Family Of USCP Officer Brian Sicknick Hold Press Briefing On Jan. 6 Pardons
House Democrats And Family Of USCP Officer Brian Sicknick Hold Press Briefing On Jan. 6 Pardons House Democrats and members of USCP Officer Brian Sicknick's family hold a press briefing to condemn President Trump's mass pardons of January 6 insurrectionists.
Relatives Of Late Capitol Police Officer Slam Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons
Democratic lawmakers and relatives of late Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick called out President Donald Trump for pardoning Jan. 6 rioters. "It's going to be a very scary time."
Fact Check: No Seventh Circuit judge ruled Biden pardons unconstitutional
Posts saying that a Judge Joseph Barron on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled pardons granted ...
What are the limits on issuing presidential pardons?
U.S. presidents have the authority to grant clemency, which includes both pardons and commutations. A pardon relieves a ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Declines to Block Jan. 6 Rioters From City Jobs After Trump Pardons
Gov. J.B. Pritzker directed state hiring officials to block the employment of anyone who took part in the attack that claimed ...
Trump’s Using Pardons to ‘Build Himself a Private Army’: Congressman
A top-ranking member of the Democratic Party has issued a stark warning about Donald Trump’s decisions to pardon more than ...
California man imprisoned after Trump's Jan. 6 pardons in separate federal firearms case
A California man pardoned by Trump was imprisoned on federal weapons convictions in a case separate from charges from the Jan ...
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AP dominates on Inauguration Day pardons before Joe Biden leaves office
AP White House correspondent Zeke Miller and White House reporter Colleen Long led Inauguration Day reporting on President ...
Trump storms Washington with hundreds of pardons — and he might not be done
Even some Democrats, including former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., have plans to ...
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Monday letters: Pardons, political concerns, local development and more
Examining presidential pardons What a blessing it is to have leaders who “cut to the chase,” declaring the ending from the ...
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Pardons gone wild: another brick from the wall of political trust | Opinion
The pardon power of the president is close to absolute. And most presidents, until Biden and Trump, have been careful not to abuse the privilege.