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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The leaders of the far-right extremist groups,

the Oathkeepers and the Proud Boys, are out of prison. The release comes a day after President Trump issued

sweeping pardons for the people who were charged in the January 6th insurrection. And Bairz,

Windsor Johnson, reports the move is drawing outrage from police officers who were defending the

Capitol that day. Former District of Columbia police officer, Michael Thinone, was violently

attacked by rioters at the U.S. Capitol

building on January 6th. He calls Trump's proclamation a betrayal.

I have been betrayed by my country, and I've been betrayed by those that supported Donald

Trump, whether you voted for him because he promised these pardons or for some other reason. You knew that this was coming.

Trump has either commuted, pardoned, or pledged to dismiss the cases of more than 1,500 people

who took part in the insurrection. They include rioters from extremist groups who were convicted

of assaulting police officers that day. Trump claims whose supporters were treated unfairly by the legal system.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

Attorneys general from 18 states in two cities say they'll fight in court

to overturn President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.

As NPR's Brian Mann explains, the case is expected to go

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