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Fate of nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants depends on Trump

Explainer-Who are the Jan. 6 defendants that might receive clemency from Donald Trump?

Republican President-elect Donald Trump has promised to grant clemency to at least some of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.

USA Today · 23h

Will Donald Trump pardon Jacksonville-area defendants from Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot?

At least 11 people living in or near Jacksonville were charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, but some have already served their sentences.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

The fate of nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants depends on Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to pardon many defendants accused or convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

2 Death Row Prisoners Refuse Biden’s Clemency

FOX News on MSN · 9h

Two federal death row inmates refuse Biden's commutation in continued fight to prove their innocence

Two men who were among the 37 federal inmates on death row whose sentences were commuted by President Biden are rejecting clemency.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

Two death row inmates reject Biden’s clemency, taking gamble on appeals

Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis argued that President Joe Biden’s commutations hinder their chance of appeal as they seek to prove their innocence.

New York Post · 12h

Two federal death row inmates refuse to sign Biden’s clemency paperwork: ‘Does not want commutation’

At issue is the belief by the two inmates – both of whom maintain their innocence – that Biden’s commutation puts them at a legal disadvantage as they appeal their cases.

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A presidential pardon: Is it equal justice for all or just a few? | The Excerpt

What can the historical use of this awesome power tell us about how we should judge this political inflection point?

Austin American-Statesman on MSN25d

President Biden grants largest act of clemency in a day. Here's what it means

President Biden announced he is commuting prison sentences for nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in what is the largest act of clemency in a single day.

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Clemency is warranted for pro-life activists convicted under the FACE Act

The Justice Department has used the FACE Act as a cudgel to force peaceful pro-life advocates into submission — and prison.

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Biden pardons his son, then commutes single-day record 1,500 sentences. What's next?

WASHINGTON – First came President Joe Biden's controversial pardon this month of his son, Hunter Biden. It was followed Thursday by the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history ...

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Opinion: Hunter Biden’s pardon seems like an abuse of power. But it is perfectly in the president’s power

Pardoning your own family member may seem like an abuse of power, but it is within the president’s constitutional power to do ...

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Biden grants clemency for nearly 1,500 people, the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes – marking a broad use of the presidential ...

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Should Trump pardon Jan. 6 convicts? Geraldo Rivera, James Carville discuss

Four years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, President-elect Donald Trump is just days away from retaking the White House. Will ...

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