"The pardons issued last January sent a clear message to the American people: political allegiance now matters more than criminal conduct. But over the past year, we've also seen a sustained effort to rewrite the facts of January 6, as if the historical record could be negotiated away or erased, said Gregory Rosen, who led the justice department unit that prosecuted January 6 cases. But Americans remember that day for a simple reason we watched it happen."
"On his first day in office, Trump pardoned anyone involved in the attack, a move that affected some 1,500 people. His administration has paid $5m to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter killed by a Capitol police officer as she attempted to breach doors near the House floor. Hundreds of other rioters are also seeking millions of dollars in compensation."
Trump pardoned people involved in the January 6 attack on his first day in office, affecting roughly 1,500 individuals. The administration paid $5m to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit with Ashli Babbitt's family; Babbitt was killed by a Capitol police officer while attempting to breach doors near the House floor. Hundreds of other rioters seek millions in compensation. Those pardons signaled that political allegiance now outweighs criminal conduct. Gregory Rosen led the justice department unit that prosecuted January 6 cases. Ed Martin now holds a powerful justice department position. Career attorneys who worked on January 6 cases have been demoted or fired. Republicans refused to install a legally mandated plaque honoring those who defended the Capitol.
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