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Trump brands NY Times editorial seditious, pardons Jan 6 convicts

5/2/2026

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President Donald Trump called NY Times editorial seditious and accused the newspaper and CNN of misleading about Iran’s war performance.
The editorial said United States’ trillion-dollar military cannot counter cheap Iranian drones and that control of the Strait of Hormuz is decisive.
Trump’s seditious label, conflicting with the definition requiring a conspiracy to overthrow the government, was followed by his pardon of those convicted after the Jan 6, 2021 insurrection.

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President Donald Trump called NY Times editorial seditious and accused the newspaper and CNN of misleading about Iran’s war performance.
The editorial said United States’ trillion-dollar military cannot counter cheap Iranian drones and that control of the Strait of Hormuz is decisive.
Trump’s seditious label, conflicting with the definition requiring a conspiracy to overthrow the government, was followed by his pardon of those convicted after the Jan 6, 2021 insurrection.