January 6 Pardons

Extracted Attributes

• Context

  First day of President Trump's second term

• Date of Issuance

  2025-01-20

• Offenses Covered

  Offenses related to the January 6 United States Capitol attack

• Type of Clemency

  Blanket clemency

• Issuing Authority

  President Donald Trump

• Impact on Restitution

  Pardoned individuals no longer required to pay court-ordered restitutions, shifting the burden to taxpayers. Approximately $3 million in restitution was owed, with only $437,000 (15%) repaid prior to the pardons.

• Number of Commuted Sentences

  14

• Groups with Commuted Sentences

  Oath Keepers, Proud Boys

• Number of Individuals Granted Clemency

  Approximately 1600

• Individuals Pardoned for Using Deadly Weapons

  170

• Individuals Pardoned for Assaulting/Obstructing Law Enforcement

  Over 600

Timeline

• President Donald Trump issued blanket clemency to approximately 1600 individuals convicted of or awaiting trial for offenses related to the January 6th Capitol attack. This included full pardons for most and commutations for 14 members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys. (Source: Wikipedia, Prompt)

  2025-01-20

Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants

On January 20, 2025, during the first day of his second term, United States president Donald Trump granted blanket clemency to all people, nearly 1600, convicted of or awaiting trial or sentencing for offenses related to the January 6 United States Capitol attack that occurred near the end of his first presidential term. Most of them received full pardons, while the sentences of 14 members of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys were commuted. More than 600 rioters had been convicted of or pleaded guilty to assault of or obstructing law enforcement officers and 170 of using a deadly weapon.

Web Search Results

• Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump had criminal records - NPR

  Trump's pardons apply only to people "convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021." As a result, some Jan. 6 defendants are still facing criminal charges from other alleged incidents. David Daniel of Mint Hill, N.C., is charged with "Production of Child Pornography" and "Possession of Child Pornography," which allegedly "involved a prepubescent minor" and a child under 12 years old. [...] Here are some of the other Jan. 6 cases where the defendants had a significant criminal record before they were charged for their role in the riot. They all received pardons from Trump: ### USA v. Kasey Hopkins Image 27: Kasey Hopkins at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Kasey Hopkins at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Department of Justice hide caption toggle caption Department of Justice [...] On his first day in office, President Donald Trump granted clemency to every person charged or convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, even those convicted of violently assaulting police officers. Image 19: A photo collage of different people charged with violent offenses in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. ### NPR Investigation: January 6, 2021 ### Trump gave pardons to hundreds of violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here's what they did

• Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants

  On January 20, 2025, during the first day of his second term, United States president Donald Trump granted blanket clemency to all people, nearly 1600, convicted of or awaiting trial or sentencing for offenses related to the January 6 United States Capitol attack that occurred near the end of his first presidential term. Most of them received full pardons, while the sentences of 14 members of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys were commuted. More than 600 rioters had been convicted of or [...] Proud Boys leaders Ethan Nordean, Jeremy Bertino, and Joseph Biggs, and Proud Boy member Dominic Pezzola, who was the first rioter to breach the Capitol building, all of whom had their sentences reduced to time served "as of January 20, 2025". The second category consisted of "full, complete, and unconditional" pardons granted to every other defendant convicted in relation to the events of January 6. [...] Citing Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States, the proclamation established two distinct categories of clemency for individuals involved in the events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. The first category of clemency consisted of sentence commutations to time served for fourteen named individuals. These commutations applied to prominent figures in the January 6 events, including Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes with members Kelly Meggs and Roberto Minuta,

• Durbin: Many Insurrectionists Pardoned By President Trump Pose a ...

  Last week, President Trump, who incited the violence, commuted the sentences of 14 individuals and granted full, complete, and unconditional pardons to approximately 1,500 others convicted of offenses related to the January 6th attack. Many of the perpetrators have shown a stunning lack of remorse following their violent assaults on the brave members of the U.S. Capitol Police and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department who protected the Capitol that day. [...] WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, rebuked President Trump for his pardon of approximately 1,500 January 6th insurrectionists, several of whom have already been rearrested or are wanted for vile crimes committed prior to January 6, 2021, including soliciting a sexual relationship with a minor. Because of President Trump’s pardons, dangerous individuals, who have recently made [...] Earlier this week, Durbin joined more than 40 of his Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning President Trump’s pardons of more than 1,500 individuals who were found guilty of assault Capitol Police Officers on January 6, 2021. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) brought the resolution to the floor, but its passage was blocked by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY).

• President Trump's Pardons Stick Taxpayers With the Bill for January ...

  “On his first day in office, despite warnings from senior Republicans, President Trump issued a blanket pardon to the more than 1,500 people charged in the deadly January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. While these sentences can be erased with the stroke of a pen, the damage done that day is not so easily repaired,”wrote Ranking Member Connolly. “The total cost of the insurrection to the taxpayers is estimated to be $2.7 billion, and that does not account for the lives lost due to [...] Restitution was “one of the most common sentences handed down” to January 6th insurrectionists, but offenders were slow to repay their obligations, and taxpayers were “far from being made whole.” A June 2024 CBS News investigation found that only a small fraction—$437,000, which is just 15%—of the nearly $3 million owed in restitution by Jan. 6 offenders for the damage they inflicted on the Capitol had been repaid in the years since the attack. [...] The Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democrats logo # President Trump’s Pardons Stick Taxpayers With the Bill for January 6 Attack; Oversight Democrats Want to Know How Much ## President Trump’s Blanket Pardon of January 6 Offenders Means They No Longer Have to Pay Their Court-Ordered Restitutions

• Durbin: January 6 Insurrectionists Should Have Never Been ...

  Following the January 6 insurrection, the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecuted more than 1,500 individuals for their involvement in the riot. However, on his first day in office, President Trump granted pardons and commutations for those who participated in the insurrection despite the horrific violence they inflicted upon law enforcement officers. [...] WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor, providing another update on the criminal misconduct of January 6th insurrectionists since President Trump’s reckless decision to pardon them for their crimes committed during the storming of the U.S. Capitol. The events of that day resulted in the death of five law enforcement officers and the injury of more than 140 others. [...] and ‘I stormed the Capitol. I’m waiting on my pardon.’ Investigators later recovered a loaded 9 mm handgun and ammunition in Huttle’s vehicle. Huttle was among the 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot, pardoned by President Trump. Huttle had pleaded guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds for his role in the insurrection and was sentenced to six months in prison,” Durbin said.