Donald Trump was so busy getting down to work – signing a slew of executive orders including ones to pardon all January 6 defendants and declare dangerous Mexican drug cartels as ‘terrorists’ – upon his return to the Oval Office that he almost forgot about the letter written to him by Joe Biden and left in the Resolute desk.
Speaking to a media gaggle packed into his White House office Monday night, Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and issuing six commutations. He also directed the attorney general to seek dismissal of about 450 pending criminal cases against Jan. 6 defendants.
The pardons fulfill Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago.
‘These are the hostages,’ he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office.
After hours spent celebrating his new administration, Trump invited the press to his first Oval Office appearance.
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