Overview

• Donald Trump has pardoned over 1,270 individuals convicted for their roles in the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, including members of far-right groups Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.
• Trump described the convicted Capitol rioters as 'hostages' and claimed they were treated unfairly by the judicial system.
• Ross Ulbricht, founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road, was granted a full pardon; he had been serving a life sentence for drug trafficking and other illegal activities.
• Trump's decision to lift sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settlers accused of violence has been praised by Israeli far-right leaders but condemned by Palestinian officials as enabling further violence.
• Critics, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have denounced these actions as undermining justice and international accountability.