PRM-035 · Promise · Government & ethics
Pardon the Jan. 6 defendants
Kept
Promised as a candidate on 2024. Last checked 18 Oct 2026.
“We'll be looking very, very seriously at full pardons because we can't let that happen. And I mean full pardons. To many, an apology. They've been so badly treated.”
What happened
About 1,500 people were pardoned or had sentences commuted on Jan 20, 2025.
Sources
Cite this promise
Public Trust Tracker. "Pardon the Jan. 6 defendants" (PRM-035). Last checked 18 Oct 2026. https://publictrusttracker.org/promise/prm-035-pardon-the-jan-6-defendants/
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