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President Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

Name: President Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
Uploaded: 2025-01-21T07:02:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 20 s
Description: Following his inauguration, President Trump issued blanket pardons or commutations for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The executive action included those convicted of violent acts, who maimed and gassed police officers, and stole or destroyed property. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest.

Following his inauguration, President Trump issued blanket pardons or commutations for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The executive action included those convicted of violent acts, who maimed and gassed police officers, and stole or destroyed property. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest.