Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Defendants
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Trump also signed executive actions related to immigration, including declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, and reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy.
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| 1:02.8 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Sarah McCammon. I cover politics. I'm Frank |
| 1:08.0 | Ordonez. I cover the White House. And I'm Carrie Johnson. I cover the |
| 1:11.4 | Justice Department. On today's show, soon after taking office, President Trump made good on a campaign |
| 1:17.1 | promise, pardoning those who were charged or convicted of crimes associated with the January 6th, |
| 1:22.9 | 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which was meant to illegally keep Trump in power after he lost |
| 1:28.9 | the 2020 election. So, Carrie, let's just start with the basics. How many people are we talking about here? |
| 1:35.7 | This is about 1,500 people, virtually all of the people charged with crimes in connection with the |
| 1:42.3 | attack on the Capitol four years ago in January. |
| 1:45.8 | And it applies to people who engaged in violence against law enforcement officers. |
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