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TRUMP’S DAY 1 PARDON PLAN: DELIVERING ON HIS PROMISE

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal
🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP’S DAY 1 PARDON PLAN: DELIVERING ON HIS PROMISE

Trump is set to issue pardons for January 6 defendants immediately after taking office, vowing to act “within the first nine minutes.”

Nearly 1,600 have been charged in connection with the Capitol events, including 600+ for assaulting police, 68 for theft, and 18 for seditious conspiracy.

Over 1,270 convictions have already occurred, though only a couple hundred remain behind bars.

Trump allies, including JD Vance, have hinted nonviolent offenders could be prioritized, while GOP lawmakers say the process should go case by case.

Meanwhile, Trump’s base is urging him to fulfill their calls for blanket pardons, even for those accused of serious crimes.

Trump’s team sees this as a chance to rebuild trust in a justice system they claim was weaponized under Biden, framing the pardons as a key first step in “restoring leadership” and delivering on his promises.

Source: CNN, CBS