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Trump promised to pardon Jan. 6 felons. Where does that stand now?

Christian Science Monitor
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The Jan. 6, 2021 , attack on the U.S. Capitol shook the peaceful transfer of power after a national election.

President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll pardon many of the convicted rioters a potentially controversial precedent.

The president has the power to issue a pardon, which would free a defendant and erase records of that crime.

Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to pardon at least some of the Jan. 6 defendants.

The presidential pardon power is broad and there aren't really restrictions, says Mark Osler , a University of St. Thomas School of Law professor.

A widespread pardon of potentially hundreds of federal criminal offenders would represent an unusually sweeping and premeditated use of the power.

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