GOP senators react to Jan. 6 pardons: From disagreement to denial
Here’s what Republican senators told ABC News after President Donald Trump issued pardons for Jan. 6 violent offenders.
Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency
Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,
Trump's January 6 Pardons Draw Pushback from Vulnerable GOP Senators
Two of the most vulnerable Republican senators ahead of the 2026 midterms voiced pushback to President Donald Trump 's sweeping pardons of January 6 defendants on Tuesday. Trump issued pardons for those convicted of crimes during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol building as one of his first actions in office on Monday.
'I just can't agree': Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from some Republican senators
Some Republicans on Capitol Hill were particularly critical of the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers, while others declined to defend Trump's move.
Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump's sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters
Many Republican senators say they do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people who assaulted police officers, broke into the building or committed other crimes related to the Jan.
Republicans Suddenly Illiterate After Trump’s January 6 Pardons
Republicans are bending over backward to excuse Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists.
Trump's pardons for rioters 'disturbing,' former top Jan. 6 prosecutor says
A former top prosecutor from the D.C. U.S. attorney's office called Trump's pardons for those charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol "disturbing."
Police Union That Endorsed Trump Condemns Jan 6 Pardons—'Dangerous Message'
The Fraternal Order of Police union said those who assaulted officers during the 2021 Capitol riot should serve their full sentences.
GOP senator criticizes Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) criticized President Trump’s decision to commute the sentences or pardon a vast swath of Jan. 6 rioters.
Bramnick opposes Trump pardon of January 6 group
While supporting some of President Donald Trump’s actions during his first two days in office, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jon Bramnick said today
I was willing to give Trump a chance until he pardoned Jan. 6 rioters | Opinion
That was the day that a mob of Donald Trump lovers attacked the U.S. Capitol and attempted an insurrection, which almost succeeded.Even worse, however, was the debacle that occurred on Jan. 21, 2025,
On Jan. 6 pardons, Republicans struggle to defend the indefensible
Pressed on Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, many Republicans said they want to move on. But as Faulkner wrote, “The past is never dead ...
Ex-Miami GOP executive pardoned in Jan. 6 attacks, three weeks before going to prison
After receiving a pardon from President Trump, Gabriel Garcia cut off his ankle monitor at a watch party in Doral.
Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’
Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.