Top 6 issues Trump addressed in sweeping executive orders
Pardons for January 6 defendants
Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of approximately 1,500 individuals who were charged related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
"This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation," the order says in part.
The order has drawn criticism even from members of the Republican Party, such as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who expressed his concern that anyone who assaulted a police officer on Jan . 6 would be pardoned.
Tillis has also been critical of Biden's last-minute pardons of his family members, and urged lawmakers to reconsider the limits of presidential pardons.
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During the signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump also criticized his predecessor for pardoning members of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, such as Liz Cheney, who Trump called "a lunatic."
