The president's first act upon his return to the Oval Office is to sign an order pardoning almost 1,500 people involved in the insurrection.
Everyone involved in the January 6 Capitol riots has been pardoned, except for 14 prisoners whose sentences have been reduced to time already served. Donald Trump has ordered the immediate release of every prisoner involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.
He also commuted the sentences of 14 others, deemed the most serious cases, and ordered they also be freed straight away.They include the leaders and members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers groups. They could still be given full pardons, Mr Trump said. "I see murderers in this country get two years, one year, and maybe no time. So, they've already been in jail for a long time."Photo shows A composite image of close ups of Carrie Underwood, Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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