Another promise kept.
Donald Trump started his executive-order “shock and awe” at the Capital One Arena this evening, signing nine EOs with administration-wide impacts,. The first EO signed by Trump reversed 78 EOs and other directives by Joe Biden. He then left the indoor parade and rally to return to the Oval Office, where Trump issued a pardon for nearly all of the 1500+ January 6 defendants. Six received commutations instead of pardons:
BREAKING
President Trump has granted full pardons to over 1,500 January 6th participants.
He has also granted six commutations to individuals whose cases, he says, require more research. He stated that upon further review, he may grant them full pardons.
His order directs the…
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 21, 2025
As I’m writing this post, Trump is still working through all of the EOs he promised to sign…
