President-elect Donald Trump said he would use his powers on his “first day” in the White House to grant pardons to rioters involved in the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

'I’m going to be acting very quickly,' Trump said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press recorded on Friday{ai:summary}<p>President-elect Donald Trump plans to issue pardons on his first day in office for those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. He has expressed support for the rioters and intends to use his presidential powers to absolve them of their actions. #politics</p>

Trump says he’ll aim to pardon Jan. 6 defendants on 'first day'

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