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Trump Pardons Jan 6 Attackers; DOJ Vacates Convictions, Allocates $1.8B

5/23/2026

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The Justice Department removed news releases about January 6 prosecutions, calling them “partisan propaganda.”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said a commission will allocate payouts from the $1.776 billion fund.
President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted sentences for most of the 1,500-plus individuals charged in the Capitol attack.
The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to vacate seditious-conspiracy convictions against Proud Boys members, which the court granted and dismissed.

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The Justice Department removed news releases about January 6 prosecutions, calling them “partisan propaganda.”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said a commission will allocate payouts from the $1.776 billion fund.
President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted sentences for most of the 1,500-plus individuals charged in the Capitol attack.
The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to vacate seditious-conspiracy convictions against Proud Boys members, which the court granted and dismissed.