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Trump Pardons Dozens of Michiganders From Crimes Related to Jan. 6 Riot

Jan 21, 2025 | 4:52 PM

Photo: Jack Gruber ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

MICHIGAN, Jan. 21, 2025 ~ President Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 charged or convicted of actions related to the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, including Michiganders.

Dozens of Michiganders were pardoned from crimes related to the 2021 riot, including those who were charged or convicted of attacking police officers. These Michiganders include Justin Jersey, Matthew Krol, Michael Foy, and former Detroit Lions linebacker Leander Antwione Williams.

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Jan. 21, 2025 ~ Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with political strategist Jason Roe about the inauguration of President Donald Trump, his pardons of the prisoners of the Jan. 6 riot, President Joe Biden‘s preemptive pardon of his family, and much more.

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