William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: "Even some close allies of Mr. Trump had opposed granting clemency to those rioters ...

"Even some close allies of Mr. Trump had opposed granting clemency to those rioters found guilty of violent crimes, especially the more than 600 who were convicted of assaulting or resisting police officers. Of those defendants, nearly 175 used a dangerous or deadly weapon, prosecutors say."

~ Alan Feuer and Dmitriy Khavin

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/jan-6-trump-pardon-capitol-riots-video-evidence.html