President Donald Trump, on his first day in office, through an executive order pardoned 1,500 people convicted of charges related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, fulfilling a promise often mentioned during the 2024 presidential campaign.
During an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, President Trump said he has commuted the sentences of 14 people convicted of violent acts during the attack on the Capitol.
Leaders of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are among those serving prison sentences for their roles in the violence at the Capitol. More than 600 people have been charged with assaulting or obstructing police during the violent protest, according to Justice Department records.
President Trump pledged during his 2024 campaign to pardon many of the accused, arguing that they had been treated unfairly by the legal system.
He then signed executive orders on various issues, including immigration, the US-Mexico border, the federal government and other matters.
Earlier, after a speech to his supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington, President Trump rescinded 78 executive orders of the previous administration.
Among President Trump's nine executive orders is the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, which has been widely criticized by Republicans. President Trump and Republican lawmakers have criticized the Biden administration's climate change policies as actions that harm American businesses and the economy.
President Trump also signed an order temporarily suspending new federal government hiring, excluding the military, and another order temporarily suspending the adoption of new federal regulations by government agencies. Republicans and President Trump have criticized the federal government's excessive regulations, saying they are stifling businesses and hindering the country's economic development. VOA (A2 Televizion)
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