NonilexJan 21, 2025

#GiftArticle

What to Know About #Trump’s Broad Grant of #Clemency to #Jan6 *Rioters* [#insurgents]

He issued [full] formal #pardons to >1,550 *rioters* charged w/a wide range of #crimes &…commuted the sentences of 14 members of 2 #FarRight groups, the #ProudBoys & the #OathKeepers militia.

#criminal #law #Felon47 #insurrection #PoliticalViolence #SeditiousConspiracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-pardons-jan6.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q04.YlGa.SQDI64UgxNnn&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters

He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.

The New York Times
Show threadNonilex

Most of the [#ProudBoys & the #OathKeepers] defendants were convicted on #sedition charges & were serving #prison terms of up to 18 years. Under the #commutations, their sentences will be reduced to time served.

The most prominent defendant convicted of #SeditiousConspiracy charges…was #EnriqueTarrio, the fmr leader of the ProudBoys, …[he received a full pardon, not simply a commutation, from #Trump].

#criminal #law #Felon47 #insurrection #PoliticalViolence #GiftArticle

Jan 21, 2025 at 6:22pmWeb
Show threadWm.sonJan 21, 2025

@Nonilex

I hope no one really believes Trump sat down and looked at each one of these.

Some staffer handed him a list.

Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesJan 21, 2025

@Nonilex

Let's be clear, since the media won't be.

The #Jan6Pardons are a direct insult to the rule of law and the jury system. This is not just red meat for his base, this is him rebuilding his paramilitary mob.

These pardons are very, very bad.
#AmericaIsNotNormal #AmericanFascism

Show threadMhairiJan 21, 2025
C@[email protected] I agree
Show threadNonilexJan 21, 2025

@TCatInReality

I gifted a great article by Mary McCord in The Atlantic a few days ago that said the same thing, “A Sweeping January 6 Pardon Is an Attack on the Judiciary”

Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesJan 21, 2025

@Nonilex

A deliberate attack to ensure everyone sees he is above the law. In fact, his word is law.

Show threadHeidi 🇳🇱🇪🇺Jan 21, 2025
@Nonilex Unbelievable. And so painful for the victims.