Overview
- House Democrats released two reports detailing the president’s near-blanket pardons for Jan. 6 defendants and the firing of at least 15 Justice Department prosecutors, set against 1,583 original prosecutions.
- Watchdog data cited by the reports say at least 33 people who received clemency have since been charged, arrested or convicted in new cases.
- The White House launched a new webpage portraying demonstrators as patriots, criticizing Mike Pence and security decisions, and promoting an alternate timeline of the day.
- Democrats held an unofficial Capitol hearing with officers and witnesses, including a rioter who rejected a pardon and testified about guilt and injuries sustained during the attack.
- Pardoned figures staged public events, with former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio leading a march retracing the 2021 route, as a legally required plaque honoring responding officers remains in storage.