On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump defended his decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and suggested there could be a place in US politics for the Proud Boys extremist group. (AP Video / Jan. 21, 2025)
By Michelle L. Price And Zeke Miller The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in U.S. politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the U.S.
Trump used his opening hours in his second term to erase the records of more than 200 people who pleaded guilty to assaulting officers at the …
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