- Nikki McCann Ramirez, Ryan Bort, and Tim Dickinson @ Rolling Stone: Trump Pardons Seditionist Proud Boys Leader Among 1,500 Jan. 6 Defendants
In spirit of “national reconciliation,” Trump offers clemency to all Jan. 6 defendants and commutes sentence of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
- Jordan Green @ Raw Story: ‘Stop the Steal’ leader is filing motions to dismiss J6 charges — as acting U.S. attorney
More than four years ago, following Donald Trump’s defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, “Stop the Steal” leader Ed Martin stood in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to rally a pro-Trump sect called Rod of Iron Ministries that incorporates AR-15 rifles into their worship services. Now, after Trump took the oath of office to begin his second term, Martin is serving as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and filing motions to dismiss indictments against the rioters who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol.
- Angry White Men: After Pardon, White Christian Nationalists Renew Calls For Punishing Anthony Fauci
On his last day in office, President Biden issued preemptive pardons for retired Gen. Mark Milley, former NIH director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the House Jan. 6 Committee. The pardons, issued in order to prevent political prosecutions by the Trump administration, elicited right-wing outrage.
- Media Matters: “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander celebrates Trump's January 6 pardons: “I would storm the Capitol again for Donald Trump. I would start a militia for Donald Trump.”
"It doesn't even apply to me. I don't need a pardon, but, you know, I cried three times."
- David Gilbert @ Wired: Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump’s Inauguration
Neo-Nazis are celebrating Elon Musk making two Nazi-like salutes during a speech to tens of thousands of Trump supporters on Monday.
- Zack Beauchamp @ Vox: Trump’s real inaugural address started when the teleprompter stopped
During an impromptu speech after his formal inaugural address, the new president revealed what really animated him: revenge.
