Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters, abandons Biden-era policies

8 Hours Ago'These are the hostages' - Trump issues mass pardons for Jan. 6 defendantsU.S. President Donald Trump gestures on the day he signs pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., Jan. 20, 2025.Carlos Barria | ReutersTrump said he is signing pardons for approximately 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by his supporters, and also commuted the sentences of about a dozen defendants in such cases."These are the hostages," Trump said in the Oval Office.More than 140 police officers were injured in the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, who followed his call to march on the complex that day to protest the certification of Biden's Electoral College victory."This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation," Trump's order on the pardons...