Trump says he'll free Jan. 6 defendants as one of "first acts" if he's reelected
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Former President Donald Trump said one of his first acts as president if he's reelected will be to "free the January 6 Hostages," reusing a phrase he has used before on the campaign trail to refer to the more than 1,300 individuals charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
"My first acts as your next President will be to Close the Border, DRILL, BABY, DRILL, and Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!" Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social Monday night.
It is the first time that Trump has explicitly mentioned pardoning the Jan. 6 defendants as being one of a future Trump administration's "first acts."
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