In his first day back in office, President Trump defended pardoning over 200 individuals convicted for their roles in the January 6 Capitol riot, including members of the far-right groups, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. He labeled their sentences as excessive, asserting that they loved their country. Trump’s remarks have raised concern regarding the normalization of extremist political groups and the implications of his clemency decisions amid ongoing debates about the Capitol insurrection and its ramifications for U.S. democracy.
Trump suggested there could be a place in US politics for the far-right 'Proud Boys' and 'Oath Keepers' groups, who organised and rallied supporters to violence in the chaos that unravelled on 6 January.
Trump defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol, saying their sentences were excessive.
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