President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to quickly pardon Jan. 6, 2021, rioters after taking office, announcing hours into his presidency on Monday, Jan. 20, that he was pardoning about 1,

By Sarah N. Lynch, Nathan Layne and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned about 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a sweeping gesture of support to the people who assaulted police as they tried to prevent lawmakers from certifying his 2020 election defeat.

While Trump did not mention the pardons in his official inaugural address, in a rambling speech to supporters afterward he said he would take “action” on the January 6 “hostages”