A new report claims that more than 1,000 of the individuals convicted on charges stemming from the storming of Capitol Hill four years ago on January 6, 2021, are expected to be granted clemency by President-elect Donald Trump.
According to Bloomberg, Trump is expected to quickly grant clemency to more than 1,000 January 6 defendants after his inauguration on January 20.
Nicole Reffitt, a participant at vigils held at a local jail in Washington, D.C., in support of the January 6 defendants, told Bloomberg, “There is anxiety in the Jan. 6 community because of the uncertainty of what the process is even going to look like.”
While Reffitt told Bloomberg she was not aware of any direct outreach from the president-elect’s team to the family members of the January 6 defendants, she claimed that an anonymous intermediary source had indicated that the January 6 defendants and their families should feel “confident and secure.”
NBC News previously reported that at least 1,572 individuals have been charged in connection with the storming of Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. According to the outlet, over 1,251 individuals have either been convicted or have pleaded guilty for their participation in the Capitol Hill protest.
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NBC News reported that at least 645 of the protesters have been sentenced to varying lengths of prison time, with some individuals sentenced to just a few days in prison and others sentenced to up to 22 years in prison. Approximately 250 of the January 6 defendants were in custody as of December, according to NBC News.
During an interview last month with Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump announced that he would be considering the “individual cases” the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Justice brought against the individuals involved in the storming of Capitol Hill four years ago.
“I’m going to be acting very quickly,” Trump told Welker. The president-elect also revealed that he would be considering pardons for January 6 defendants on the “first day” of his second term in the White House.
“These people have been there, how long is it? Three or four years,” Trump said. “They’ve been in there for years, and they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.”