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Trump Grants Pardons to 1,500 from Capitol Insurrection

1/21/2025

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On January 20, 2021, President Trump issued an executive order granting pardons to up to 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol insurrection, where many faced grave charges like assaulting police. New Jersey representatives are split; some advocate for pardons for nonviolent offenders, while others fiercely denounce these actions as a betrayal of democracy.

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Story summary

On January 20, 2021, President Trump issued an executive order granting pardons to up to 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol insurrection, where many faced grave charges like assaulting police. New Jersey representatives are split; some advocate for pardons for nonviolent offenders, while others fiercely denounce these actions as a betrayal of democracy.