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Trump pardons most of January 6 rioters

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January 21, 2025

On his first full day back in the White House, US President Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 people convicted over the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Among those granted clemency are members of known extremist groups.

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