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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., slammed the president Trump on Monday evening to pardon more than 1,000 people involved in the riots on January 6, 2021.
Trump signed pardons for about 1,500 defendants who were charged with crimes stemming from the riots at the US Capitol, making good on a promise he made in December to act quickly and pardon them.
Trump too mitigated the penalties six people on Monday, including the leaders of the extremist groups Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.
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President Trump signed pardons for approximately 1,500 defendants charged with crimes stemming from the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
But Pelosi called the move “disgraceful” and said the “bravery” of law enforcement “heroes” who “made sure democracy survives” should be remembered.
“The president’s actions are an outrageous affront to our justice system and the heroes who have suffered physical scars and emotional trauma while protecting the Capitol, Congress and the Constitution,” said Pelosi, who did not attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday. statement sent to X.
“It is shameful that the president has chosen to make one of his top priorities the abandonment and betrayal of police officers who put their lives on the line to stop an attempt to undermine a peaceful transfer of power,” Pelosi wrote.
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President Trump signs a second executive order during the inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on Inauguration Day of his second term as president in Washington on January 20, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
The Department of Justice reported that approximately 140 police officers were assaulted during the riots at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. This included law enforcement members from the US Capitol Police and approximately 60 from the Metropolitan Police.
President Trump announced at his inauguration parade that he would grant “hostage” pardons. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Trump announced earlier Monday on his inaugural parade at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, would grant pardons for “hostages”.
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“Tonight I’m going to sign the J6 hostages, sorry to drag them out,” Trump said at a parade at Capital One Arena. – I am going to the Oval Office and we will sign pardons for many people.
So far, judges or juries have convicted roughly 250 people who faced charges of participating in the riots after a trial, and more than 1,000 have pleaded guilty to crimes since January.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
