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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including those convicted of assaulting police, in his first official action after returning to the White House as the country’s 47th president on Monday.
The pardons of about 1,500 people fulfilled Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago. Another 14 people had their sentences commuted.
“These are the hostages,” he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Here is a list of the people with commuted sentences and their location of arrest. All of this is public information combined from executive proclamation here and arrest records here. Information is provided for awareness purposes only, these people may be armed and dangerous and should be avoided in all aspects of life.

Stewart Rhodes - TEXAS, Little Elm
Kelly Meggs - FLORIDA, Middle District
Kenneth Harrelson - FLORIDA, Titusville
Thomas Caldwell - VIRGINIA, Charlottesville
Jessica Watkins - Ohio, Dayton
Roberto Minuta - NEW YORK, Southern District
Edward Vallejo - ARIZONA, Phoenix
David Moerschel - FLORIDA, Fort Myers
Joseph Hackett - FLORIDA, Sarasota
Ethan Nordean - WASHINGTON, Western District
Joseph Biggs - FLORIDA, Ormond Beach
Zachary Rehl - PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia
Dominic Pezzola - NEW YORK, Rochester
Jeremy Bertino - (unspecified)

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

This is actually scary. I had thought that that Trump's promise to pardon the Jan-6 terrorists was just blather to get him elected. I assumed that once in office he would just go full throttle on grifting and forget about his campaign promises. Since he cannot run again, I didn't think there would be any direct benefit for Trump to actually follow through with them so I assumed he wouldn't bother because Trump doesn't do anything unless he personally benefits.

Now I have to wonder how Trump directly benefits from this. All I can think is that his slathering hordes will now assume, rightly or not, that they can do whatever they want in his name and they'll get pardoned. In the coming months, Trump will drop hints on Truth Social that he doesn't like certain people, and those people are going to be found beaten half, or even all the way to death that night.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 hours ago

The people he pardoned are going to either commit violence, or be the victims of it. Either way it creates an excuse to crack down on public discourse, declare martial law, or put down insurrection.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago

I’m starting to feel like he wants to stage something similar to seize power next election, and he’ll do something like “pre-pardon” anyone who supports him at that time.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

It wasn’t a fucking riot you useless cum sock! It was an attempted coup and insurrection. Fuck I hate the fucking media.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

They successfully delayed the certification of the vote! They went there with intention and carried out that intention and yet the media will always use soft language to diminish the severity. Its gross.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I opened in Apple News then reported misinformation.

Edit: Looks like you can contact the authors directly via email; I’ve gone ahead and done that as well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I mean, it was technically a riot, and an insurrection, that trump orchestrated in his attempt of an auto-coup.

So technically the charges to the participants of Jan 6 would be: rioting, insurrection

The charges against trump would be: incitment of insurrection, attempted (auto)coup, treason

[–] [email protected] 72 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Nothing says “do it again” quite like a Presidential pardon.

[–] iAmTheTot 35 points 5 hours ago

Party of law and order ladies and gentlemen.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 hours ago

Filthy traitors, pardoned by the most damaging traitor in American history.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 hours ago

This is the end of an era for the US and the start of a momentous error.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (3 children)

4 more years of this, huh? When he eventually dies, I hope they find a way to reuse all the moisture from people pissing on his grave while his hateful ass is rotting in hell.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago

Hopefully just four more years of this. The people that tried to overthrow the elections are free and their demagogue in power.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

A Million Americans were doomed to die badly from COVID the last time this guy was President

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

And we're just in time for bird flu now.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 hours ago

Gonna be a flood at that cemetery.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 5 hours ago

Treasonous traitors.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 hours ago

As advertised.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 hours ago

Well it's started I guess. From this day it's orange man 2: electric boogaloo.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 11 points 4 hours ago

Ladies and gentlemen: the nascent core of the American Sturmabteilung.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago

I thought the qons were all about their "war on terrorism".

Then they go and release a bunch of terrorists.