The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which supported President Donald Trump's election in 2016, 2020, and 2024, yesterday criticized his blanket pardon
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the Oath of Office in minutes. For this year’s inauguration, officials have announced it will be moved inside the United States Capitol Rotunda due to the cold.
The pardons are a culmination of Trump’s yearslong campaign to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 attack, which left more than 100 police officers injured as the angry mob of Trump supporters — some armed with poles, bats and bear spray — overwhelmed law enforcement, shattered windows and sent lawmakers and aides running into hiding.
Accepting the pardon would be an insult to the Capitol Police officers, to the rule of law, to our nation,” said a woman who served time for the Jan. 6 riot.
The criminal case against two Pierce County men charged for their alleged roles in the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riot was dismissed Tuesday after President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons and commutations for everyone accused of participating or convicted of crimes in the mob attack.
An El Paso man convicted in connection with the 2021 Capitol riot was released from prison after President Donald Trump's signed an executive order.
Until last week, the investigation and prosecution of those accused of crimes related to Jan. 6 was ongoing under then-President Joe Biden. The latest U.S. Department of Justice data shows protesters lodged 1,009 guilty pleas, to 327 felonies and 627 misdemeanors. In total, nearly 1,583 people were criminally charged in federal court.
The Trump administration plans to prosecute state and local officials who resist federal immigration laws, according to a leaked Justice Department memo.
President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal aid from California as it works to recover from devastating wildfires, recycling several baseless claims and attacks against California’s Democratic leaders during his first sit-down interview since his inauguration.
Trump said FEMA "is going to be a whole big discussion" in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday.