WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including those convicted of assaulting police, in his first official action after returning to the White House as the country’s 47th president on Monday.
The pardons of about 1,500 people fulfilled Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago. Another 14 people had their sentences commuted.
“These are the hostages,” he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office.
I opened in Apple News then reported misinformation.
Edit: Looks like you can contact the authors directly via email; I’ve gone ahead and done that as well.
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Right, but if you open the Associated Press article in Apple News you can report issues with the article.
How did you see my comment, I deleted it immediately after I posted it?
I see it deleted now but I’d guess that either my instance or Lemmy client was out of sync.
Ah, that explains it 😄