{"id":2392724,"date":"2025-01-20T12:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-doing-it-jan-6-pardons-drafted-and-ready-to-go\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T12:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:38:17","slug":"theyre-doing-it-jan-6-pardons-drafted-and-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-doing-it-jan-6-pardons-drafted-and-ready-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"They&#8217;re Doing It: Jan 6 Pardons Drafted and Ready to Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftheyre-doing-it-jan-6-pardons-drafted-and-ready-to-go%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After being inaugurated as America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tees-up-a-golfball-says-hell-be-47th-president-of-the-united-states\/\" title=\"Trump Tees Up A Golfball, Says He\u2019ll Be \u201947th\u2019 President Of The United States\">47th president<\/a>, Donald Trump \u2064plans to\u200c grant pardons to individuals he believes were unjustly persecuted following the January \u200b6, 2021, Capitol riot. As \u2064reported by CNN, Trump\u200b has \u2063already prepared the pardons and emphasized they would be a priority during his presidency. At a rally in washington, D.C., he hinted that the public would be pleased with\u200c his decisions \u2064regarding the individuals referred to \u2064as &#8220;J6 hostages.&#8221; Even though specific details about the number\u2064 of \u200cpardons have not \u200dbeen disclosed, \u200dTrump mentioned he would issue &#8220;major pardons&#8221;\u2063 and expressed a desire to focus on those who did not\u2062 engage in violence during the Capitol incident.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson and judiciary Committee\u2062 Chair Jim Jordan have voiced support for Trump\u2019s intentions, highlighting the need to restore faith in \u200dthe justice system, which they claim\u2062 has\u2062 been weaponized \u200cin recent \u2064years. approximately 1,270 individuals \u2064were \u200bconvicted for their roles in the January 6 events, and Trump has often criticized the treatment of these defendants compared to others involved in protests. Trump&#8217;s\u2062 upcoming pardons are viewed as a means to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">address \u2064perceived injustices faced<\/a> by these individuals and\u2062 to signal a new direction for his administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After he becomes America&rsquo;s 47th president on Monday in a Capitol rotunda ceremony, President Donald Trump will begin pardoning Americans he believes were wrongfully persecuted in the aftermath of the January 6, 2021, demonstration and the Capitol incursion that followed.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/psaki-hits-trump-possible-jan-6-pardons-ignores-fact-doj-gave-rioters-pass-hundreds-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pardons<\/a> have been drafted and await Trump&rsquo;s signature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/19\/politics\/pardon-trump-january-6-rioters\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported, citing sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tomorrow everyone in this arena will be very happy with my decision on the J6 hostages,&rdquo; Trump said Sunday night at a Washington, D.C., rally, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/national\/capitol-riots\/i-think-youll-be-very-very-happy-trump-teases-possible-jan-6-pardons-at-victory-rally-president-capitol-riot\/65-325a91a7-4ce2-46bf-86b8-50f34bc9b3d5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WUSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you&rsquo;ll be very, very happy,&rdquo; he said,<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump has not said how many pardons will be issued he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutor-seeks-death-penalty-and-hate-crime-charges-in-atlanta-spa-shootings\/\" title=\"Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty And Hate Crime Charges in Atlanta Spa Shootings\">recent news conference<\/a> he would issue &ldquo;major pardons,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/07\/us\/politics\/trump-jan-6-pardons-violence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The CNN report noted that Trump said in a December interview that the Jan. 6 pardons are a priority.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm63wdoav00083b6ni42bx9u2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&nbsp;&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be looking at J6 early on, maybe the first nine minutes,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm63wdoav00093b6ny59kjv5u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">About 1,270 people were convicted for their activities on Jan. 6, 2021, as Trump supporters converged on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/documentary-filmmaker-nick-searcy-everything-happened-jan-6-benefited-deep-state-dems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol<\/a> for a protest march over the results of the 2020 election that grew into a riot.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday on &ldquo;Meet the Press&rdquo; that Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance believe&ldquo;peaceful protesters should be pardoned, but violent criminals should not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What President Trump is getting at is the lack of faith that people have right now in our system of justice. It was abused for the last few years, under the last four years on the Biden administration, the Department of Justice itself was weaponized when the people lose their faith in our system of justice,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is what leads to all these other concerns, and President Trump&rsquo;s going to restore that we&rsquo;re going to have new leadership,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-first-mass-deportation-planned-tuesday-intended-show-sanctuary-cities-47s-resolve-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> reviewed the sentences &nbsp;&ldquo;case by case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a power solely with the president, case by case, person by person, and the President has complete authority to pardon who he wants to pardon,&rdquo; Jordan said. &ldquo;But I think he&rsquo;s going to focus on those &hellip; all the people who didn&rsquo;t commit any violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long been vocal in his support for the Jan. 6 defendants.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s never been a thing like this has happened in our country and I want to tell everybody that&rsquo;s listening &lsquo;We&rsquo;re with you.&rsquo; We&rsquo;re working with a lot of different people on this,&rdquo; Trump said when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-ashli-babbitts-mother-rips-capitol-cop-killed-daughter-cant-let-happen\/?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_campaign=conservnewsd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called into<\/a> a 2022 rally.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump said the incursion participants are being subjected to different treatment than all others arrested in various protests.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&ldquo;You look at all of the riots that took place for the last long period of time, not just in 2020, the last long period of time, and almost nothing has happened to those people,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And what they&rsquo;re doing here is a disgrace; it&rsquo;s a disgrace to our country and it cannot be allowed to happen and it cannot be allowed to continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to CNN, the pardons are prepared and just need Trump&#8217;s signature. At a rally in Washington, D.C., Trump stated, \u201cTomorrow everyone in this arena will be very happy with my decision on the J6 hostages,\u201d adding that he thinks people will be quite pleased. While he hasn&#8217;t specified how many pardons will be granted, he mentioned during a recent press conference that there would be \u201cmajor pardons,\u201d as reported by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>CNN highlighted that Trump indicated in a December interview that addressing Jan. 6-related pardons is a priority for him: \u201cI\u2019ll be looking at J6 early on.\u201d Approximately 1,270 individuals were convicted for their actions during the January 6 events when Trump supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest against the results of the 2020 election, which escalated into violence. House Speaker Mike Johnson remarked on &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; that both Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance believe peaceful protesters should receive pardons while violent offenders should not.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson expressed concern over public trust in the justice system under Biden&#8217;s administration and emphasized Trump&#8217;s commitment to restoring faith through new leadership. House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jim Jordan from Ohio noted that Trump is reviewing sentences individually: \u201cIt\u2019s solely up to the president; he has complete authority over who gets pardoned.\u201d He added that Trump&#8217;s focus would likely be on those who did not engage in violence.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has consistently voiced support for those charged following January 6th events and criticized what he perceives as unequal treatment compared to other protests: \u201cYou look at all of the riots&#8230; almost nothing has happened to those people&#8230; It\u2019s disgraceful; it cannot continue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2392725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-30.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36155,37472,33178,12559,32603],"class_list":["post-2392724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-government-accountability","tag-jan6","tag-justice-system","tag-pardons","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-30.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392728,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392724\/revisions\/2392728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}