Trump pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders – US politics live

On his first day on office the US president sought to undo much of Joe Biden’s legacy, also vowing to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling Trump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for a new era of disruption and divisionDonald Trump supporters who attacked the US Capitol four years ago will begin to leave prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon that signalled he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power, Reuters reports.The Republican president’s pardon of 1,500 defendants on Monday drew outrage from lawmakers who were endangered in the 6 January, 2021, attack, when thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent Congress from certifying his 2020 loss to Joe Biden. Continue reading…



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Author : Martin Belam (now) and Kate Lamb (earlier)

Publish date : 2025-01-21 07:42:00

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