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Trump’s Promise to Pardon J6ers Comes With Serious Complications — And Danger

“God may use Trump’s pen,” one inmate convicted of assaulting law enforcement at the Capitol told NOTUS.

January 6, 2021

At least 169 of those who participated in the Jan. 6 riot are still behind bars. Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP

By Jose Pagliery and John T. Seward

January 19, 2025 05:00 AM

In his parting shot at Donald Trump, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailed the testimonies of injured police officers who defended the Capitol building from insurrectionists on Jan. 6, 2021.

“I think I might die today,” one recalled thinking.

Another described being dragged into the mob and tased while someone screamed, “Kill him with his gun!”