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Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioters

President Trump's pardons of Jan. 6 defendants affect dozens in Illinois

President Trump's order impacts both convictions and pending cases. It says approximately 300 pending cases should be dismissed, including some in Illinois.

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Trump pardons 1,500 defendants in Jan. 6 rioting, including dozens from Illinois

The scope of the pardons suggests that virtually all those implicated will see those charges wiped clean, following one of the largest criminal probes in American history.

NPR Illinois · 1d

Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 riot help more than 50 defendants from Illinois

A Chicago Sun-Times review found 43 of the 53 defendants from Illinois had been convicted and sentenced. President Donald Trump pardoned or ordered cases dropped against everyone charged in the insurrection.

Biden Issues Last-Minute Pardons to Family Members, Fauci

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Pardons by Biden, Trump draw stark criticism in Illinois

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul are criticizing President Donald Trump for pardoning Jan. 6 defendants. Senate Judiciary Democrats, led by Durbin, D-Springfield,

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Trump calls Biden's last-minute pardons 'unfortunate'

January 20, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump called Joe Biden's preemptive pardons on Monday (January 20) for sever

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Biden Issues Last-Minute Pardons to Family Members, Fauci, Ahead of Trump Inauguration

Trump vowed to press the Justice Department to prosecute people he considered to be part of a political opposition.

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January 6 pardons could impact Illinois residents

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in the January 6, 2021 capitol riot attack. 37 Illinois residents are listed on the United States attorney's ...

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‘Where Does This End?’: Dick Durbin Says Biden Was Wrong For Issuing Preemptive Pardons

Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday on CNN that former President Joe Biden was wrong to issue last-minute ...

Former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger 'didn’t want' Biden's pardon, but 'appreciates' it

In the final minutes of his term, Biden pardoned Kinzinger and other members of the Select Committee on the January 6th ...

Trump frees 5 Missouri men from prison under blanket Jan. 6 pardon, including 3 from KC

It sends a terrible message, I think, that you can storm the seat of the national government and clearly commit crimes, be ...

Jan. 6 committee member says pardons are unnecessary: 'We didn't do anything wrong'

Lawmakers who served on the House committee investigating Trump's actions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot have been ...

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