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Trump pardons about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants

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President Trump grants clemency to roughly 1,500 defendants convicted of crimes on Jan. 6, 2021 .

The pardons further his efforts to recast the assault as a "day of love" and "hostages" The president's action comes on hisand just hours after he was for a second term.

Senior Judge Royce Lamberth : "The true story of what happened on January 6, 2021 will never change" Mr. Trump has repeatedly attacked those who investigated the Jan. 6 assault and threatened to punish his political opponents.

Mr. Biden and Biden members of the committee that investigated the attack testified before him in his final hours in office.

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