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    Leading Republicans wrongfooted by Trump’s sweeping January 6 pardons



    JD Vance, Mike Johnson and others had said those guilty of violence would be excluded before president changed tackUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s allies have been forced to perform political summersaults over his pardons for more than 1,500 rioters convicted of attacking the US Capitol after saying beforehand that no clemency would be shown to those guilty of violence or attacking police officers.The inauguration day pardons also threatened to trigger a revolt among Republican senators, several of whom bluntly condemned them without extending the criticism to Trump himself. Continue reading…



    Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/22/trump-pardons-republicans

    Author : Robert Tait in Washington

    Publish date : 2025-01-22 20:12:00

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