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Rule of Law

Defiance of courts, attacks on judiciary, and erosion of democratic institutions

Blanket Clemency for January 6 Defendants, Including Violent Offenders

On his first day back in office, Trump granted sweeping clemency to January 6 defendants, issuing full pardons for most and commuting 14 remaining sentences, including for people convicted of assaulting police officers and leaders of groups convicted of seditious conspiracy.