The Chaos of Blanket Pardons

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🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In a matter of hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump delivered on a promise in a way that even high-level Republicans didn’t see coming. Trump granted sweeping pardons for more than 1,500 January 6 defendants. In this episode of Radio Atlantic, Hanna encounters Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes, who is walking free after a commutation from Trump, and she talks with the families of two men who were convicted of crimes for their actions on January 6, and are now newly freed. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.3	Hello.
0:47.8	Hey, this is actually Hannah Rosen.
0:49.9	I'm calling on my son's phone.
0:51.3	Hannah!
0:52.7	How are you?
0:54.7	You sound happy.
0:56.4	I am.
0:56.9	I just got them bawling.
0:58.9	Oh, my gosh.
1:00.8	Balling, is in crying, hard.
1:04.0	I think everything just came out.
1:05.6	I was just holding it in for the last, how many years.
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