Washington Week with The Atlantic

Will Trump's Jan. 6 pardons embolden extremist groups?

President Trump's most dramatic move of the week took even his allies by surprise, the wholesale pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, including men convicted of felony assaults of police officers and leaders and members of two far-right militias utterly devoted to Trump. The panel discusses the tumultuous first week of Trump’s second term.

Will Trump's Jan. 6 pardons embolden extremist groups?

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