Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants

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On January 20, 2025, during the first day of his second term, United States president Donald Trump granted blanket clemency to all people, nearly 1,600, convicted of or awaiting trial or sentencing for offenses related to the January 6 United States Capitol attack that occurred near the end of his first presidential term. Most of them received full pardons, while the sentences of 14 members of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys were commuted. More than 600 rioters had been convicted of or pleaded guilty to assault of or obstructing law enforcement officers and 170 of using a deadly weapon. Multiple January 6 defendants have since been involved in additional crimes after being pardoned including homicide, burglary, theft, stalking, child pornography, sexual assault on minors, and driving under the influence. By June 2026, at least 97 defendants had been arrested and charged with other crimes, accounting for approximately 1 in every 16 Capitol attack defendants.

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