Judge in Trump’s election interference case rejects ‘hostages’ label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants

During his trial, Vo attended a nightly vigil that supporters of Jan. 6 riot defendants hold outside ... t punishing Vo for his insult or his political beliefs. “I’m thick-skinned,” the ... Read More

Some of Trump’s allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump campaigns on promises of mass deportations and pardons for those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021 ... is undergoing a massive political realignment toward Trump ... Read More

RFK Jr. wants to "hear every side" on Jan. 6

Kennedy Jr. issued a lengthy statement Friday on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot a day after ... on RFK Jr. as an independent Get more political stories in your inbox with Axios Sneak Peek. Read More

RFK Jr. says he 'made a mistake' after Jan. 6 comments

"I am concerned about the possibility that political objectives ... In an interview last month on Fox News, Kennedy was asked whether he would pardon any Jan. 6 defendants. "That's not something ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Too much democracy

Democrats across the country have become increasingly concerned over the amount of support Trump is pulling from usually reliable demographics and donors have been bickering over an internal memo ... Read More

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Even as the country has become more racially and ethnically diverse and religious attendance has declined, the relative size of the two big political ... Trump after Jan. 6. Now he’s fundraising ... Read More

Kennedy campaign blames vendor for email sympathetic to Jan. 6 insurrectionists

Kennedy Jr. ‘s presidential campaign on Thursday terminated a contract with a vendor it blamed for sending a fundraising email that referred to people facing charges for the Jan. 6 insurrection ... Read More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questions prosecutions for Jan. 6 attack, says he wants to hear ‘every side’

When it comes to the events of Jan. 6, Kennedy said, “I want to hear every side.” Kennedy in his statement ... punished for their actions, not their political beliefs. Judges appointed to ... Read More

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Trump couldn’t pardon Jan 6 rioters even if he wins in November, suggests new report

Former president Donald Trump has promised to pardon supporters of his who have been charged, convicted, and in some cases imprisoned for crimes committed during the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Read More