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A Lawfare study reveals that almost one in 16 insurrectionists subject to the president's clemency order has been arrested for and charged with -- and in the vast majority of cases convicted of -- other crimes, at least some of which were actively enabled by the clemency actions.

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NEW: @katherinepomps.bsky.social has compiled the most comprehensive study currently available of the crimes alleged against Jan. 6 pardonees in the years since their prosecutions for the insurrection. View the database:

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-- Lawfare (@lawfaremedia.org) 12:10 PM · Jun 4, 2026

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Cool... 97 more Trump employees!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-04 02:49 PM | Reply

At least 14, meanwhile, have been charged with sex crimes or crimes related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and at least six have faced domestic violence charges. Others have faced charges for physical assaults, illegal firearms possession, or other violent crimes.

This is who pedo pisswig wants to reward through his slush fund.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-04 03:03 PM | Reply

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-04 04:16 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Anyone thinking these people would not commit crimes are stupid.

They already actively participated in the violent overthrow of a presidential election.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-06-05 07:52 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Re: #4

A great plenty of Americans are stupid

#5 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-06-06 02:58 AM | Reply

*** Dummkopf Trumpf Pardons Yet Another Crook: An Insider Trading Former Congressman ***

Der Dotard is making room in the BOP for political prisoners, undesirables, and the schwarzers.

Link: archive.ph

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-06 12:52 PM | Reply

You Dems don't give a sh*t about Dem Judges letting out criminals and Illegal Immigrants with several violent priors; so why do you care about these folks

#7 | Posted by Maverick at 2026-06-06 02:19 PM | Reply

strawman.

#8 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-06-06 02:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump ha committed more crime than the majority of human beings in America, citizen or otherwise.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-06-06 02:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Maverdipshit, pedo 47 frees cop killers.

www.wesh.com

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-06 02:34 PM | Reply

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