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Trump pardons ALL Jan 6 rioters and declares Mexican drug cartels 'terrorists' in first White House press conference
Daily Mail UK ^ | January 20, 2025 | Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 01/20/2025 8:46:17 PM PST by Morgana

Donald Trump spent his first session back in the Oval Office signing executive orders to pardon all January 6 defendants and declare dangerous Mexican drug cartels as 'terrorists' while finding a letter written to him by Joe Biden.

Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and issuing six commutations. He also directed the attorney general to seek dismissal of about 450 pending criminal cases against Jan. 6 defendants.

The pardons fulfill Trump's promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago.

'These are the hostages,' he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office.

After hours spent celebrating his new administration, Trump invited the press to his first Oval Office appearance.

Trump found a letter from Biden in the Resolute desk, but only after a journalist reminded him to look for it.

While signing a series of executive orders, a reporter asked Trump if he'd received a letter. Trump said he didn't know and checked the desk drawers, holding up the letter for the cameras.

'Maybe we should all read it together,' Trump said before setting it aside. He said he'll read it himself before sharing it publicly.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cartels; eos; executiveorders; j6; jan6; loscarteles; pdjt; politicalprisoners; presidentialpardons; sinaloa; stephenmlepore; trump
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The cartel should have been called terrorist long ago
1 posted on 01/20/2025 8:46:17 PM PST by Morgana
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Releasing political prisoners. The dark ages of the Biden administration are OVER, this is the GOLDEN AGE.


2 posted on 01/20/2025 8:47:22 PM PST by CaliGangsta
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I hope he goes after these weather forecasters for calling it the Gulf of Mexico instead of the Gulf of America. Prison time for these scofflaws.


3 posted on 01/20/2025 8:50:07 PM PST by BipolarBob (Trumps first EO bans Chinese Checkers.)
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To: Morgana

They probably would have, if it weren’t for the politicians supporting open borders because they were paid to by the cartels.


4 posted on 01/20/2025 8:50:08 PM PST by Jonty30 (If you ate your twin in the womb, your pronouns should be we/us.)
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To: Morgana

This is the day of Liberation
Let freedom brightly shine
Justice for all, our justice.
From exile to White House
From Gulag to liberty
Donald has brought us over
Singing the song of victory:

“Glory to your second term, O Trump”


5 posted on 01/20/2025 8:50:48 PM PST by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: Morgana

I can’t believe the U.S. Government held that many political prisoners. I’m embarrassed.


6 posted on 01/20/2025 8:55:40 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The Dark Days are over. We don't want your criminals. Stop sending your scum to America!)
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To: CaliGangsta

I would have preferred each J6 prisoner being pardoned on each of their own merits rather than a blanket pardon. Heck - I only read the excerpt, so perhaps Trump did have them all reviewed. There may have been some very bad characters that did very criminal things. But just the idea of blanket pardons I don’t care for.

Just as I don’t care for blanket guilty judgements. Which most of the J6’ers were. “Hey - you were there - you’re guilty.”


7 posted on 01/20/2025 8:55:48 PM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant - Never Fearful)
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To: Morgana

“Rioters.”

Up yours, Daily Mail.


8 posted on 01/20/2025 8:56:16 PM PST by Allegra (It’s MAGA time! )
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To: 21twelve

It was only a blanket pardon, to my understanding, where they didn’t do anything. I don’t think that this included those who did vandalism or other legitimate wrongs.


9 posted on 01/20/2025 8:57:54 PM PST by Jonty30 (If you ate your twin in the womb, your pronouns should be we/us.)
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To: Morgana

Drug gang leader: So we shoulda been out there on the Capitol steps then. We coulda got pardons.

Drug gang 2nd in command: Nobody can go back in time and make everything right.


10 posted on 01/20/2025 8:58:25 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Morgana

Will tomorrow (Tuesday the 21st) be the first day with Trump’s new Press Secretary taking questions from the media? I am hoping they would prioritize questions from conservative media and make the fake media scum wait their turn or ignore them altogether. I thought that was the plan on his first term with Sean Spicer being the Press secretary but that never happened.


11 posted on 01/20/2025 8:58:37 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Morgana

The paperback writers at the “Daily Mail” calling people who took a walk through the US Capitol on January 6th “rioters”???


12 posted on 01/20/2025 8:58:40 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: Morgana

Why is he the first person in a leading government role that has called out the cartels? Why didn’t Biden ever say this? Why not any Senators or congressmen?

Don’t bother responding...we know why. They’re all on the take except Trump. That’s why the borders remain open. That’s why nobody wants to do anything about it.


13 posted on 01/20/2025 8:59:53 PM PST by DouglasKC
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They can start with all the climatechange/globalwarming/whatever bozos at the Weather Channel.


14 posted on 01/20/2025 9:00:09 PM PST by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Same. I had no idea. Think of the missed family and livelihoods. Disgusting.


15 posted on 01/20/2025 9:01:25 PM PST by madison10
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To: DouglasKC

I had a dream maybe five years ago. Dream said all of government was paid by the cartels. Exaggerated I am sure. Dreams are weird that way.


16 posted on 01/20/2025 9:03:58 PM PST by madison10
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To: BipolarBob
I hope he goes after these weather forecasters for calling it the Gulf of Mexico instead of the Gulf of America. Prison time for these scofflaws.

I'm glad he pardoned the January 6th protestors.

But it will always be the Gulf of Mexico to me. (Hurrah for the weather forecaster scofflaws!)

Does a president even have sole and final authority to rename geographical locations? I don't think so.

I hate it when the Left renames mountains or landmarks. It subverts tradition, something conservatives claim to value. For the same reason, I don't like it when Trump does it.

17 posted on 01/20/2025 9:04:20 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

Agree. There is no reason to change the name.


18 posted on 01/20/2025 9:09:43 PM PST by madison10
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To: Morgana

Adam Shiffhead is outraged by Pres Trump’s pardons. Child molesters and murderers are let out on the flimsiest of technicalities. Not to mention the scumbags who got pardons from pedoJoe.


19 posted on 01/20/2025 9:17:36 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Laiken Riley is my daughter!)
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To: Angelino97
But it will always be the Gulf of Mexico to me. (Hurrah for the weather forecaster scofflaws!) Does a president even have sole and final authority to rename geographical locations? I don't think so. I hate it when the Left renames mountains or landmarks. It subverts tradition, something conservatives claim to value

Names have power. The goal of the left is to denigrate and diminish the United States by getting rid of names that diminish the role of those who made America great and instead elevate pagan cultures and pagan heroes.

Legally Trump I believe has the power to rename, for government purposes and identification, anything he wants. So if he wants the government and its entities to refer to it as the Gulf of America he can. He's elevating America and diminishing Mexico, a place where the cartels have sway. I've already been calling it the Gulf of America and I'll continue. You do what you have to do.

20 posted on 01/20/2025 9:18:25 PM PST by DouglasKC
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