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Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendants

President Trump's pardons of Jan. 6 defendants affect dozens in Illinois

President Trump's order impacts both convictions and pending cases. It says approximately 300 pending cases should be dismissed, including some in Illinois.

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Trump pardons 1,500 defendants in Jan. 6 rioting, including dozens from Illinois

The scope of the pardons suggests that virtually all those implicated will see those charges wiped clean, following one of the largest criminal probes in American history.

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Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 riot help more than 50 defendants from Illinois

A Chicago Sun-Times review found 43 of the 53 defendants from Illinois had been convicted and sentenced. President Donald Trump pardoned or ordered cases dropped against everyone charged in the insurrection.

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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin Says Biden Was Wrong For Issuing Preemptive Pardons

Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday on CNN that former President Joe Biden was wrong to issue last-minute preemptive pardons just before his term ended. Minutes before President Donald ...

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Former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger 'didn’t want' Biden's pardon, but 'appreciates' it

In the final minutes of his term, Biden pardoned Kinzinger and other members of the Select Committee on the January 6th ...

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Jan. 6 committee member says pardons are unnecessary: 'We didn't do anything wrong'

Lawmakers who served on the House committee investigating Jan. 6 have been split about the importance of a preemptive pardon. Some fear it will set ... interview with CNN earlier this month.

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