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Former President Trump on Monday said among his first actions if he is reelected in November would be to free rioters imprisoned for their
actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
“My first acts as your next President will be to Close the Border, DRILL,
BABY, DRILL, and Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump has repeatedly expressed sympathy for rioters charged in connection
to Jan. 6, when his supporters violently clashed with law enforcement and stormed the complex to try and halt the certification of President Biden’s
2020 victory.
The former president has said he would consider pardoning some of those
charged in connection to the Capitol attack, and he spoke last year at a fundraiser organized for Jan. 6 defendants.
Trump himself is facing federal charges in Washington, D.C., over his
attempts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election, and he is
facing charges in Georgia over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.
As of Jan. 6, 2024, more than 1,200 defendants had been charged in
connection to the attack on the Capitol. More than 450 have been charged
with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees, according to
the Justice Department.
More than 700 individuals have pleaded guilty to various federal charges,
the Justice Department said.
Trump is expected to clinch the Republican presidential nomination in the coming days, setting up a rematch in November with President Biden.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4525258-trump-says-one-of-his-first- actions-would-be-freeing-imprisoned-jan-6-rioters/
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