Republican President-elect Donald Trump has promised to grant clemency to at least some of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.

Donald Trump once again Tuesday promised "major pardons" for those involved in attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including for people charged with violent offenses. During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida,

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pardon nearly all Jan. 6 defendants as one of his first acts in office. More than two dozen are Hoosiers.

At least 11 people living in or near Jacksonville were charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, but some have already served their sentences.

Former Capitol Police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection said President-elect Trump’s commitment to pardon rioters is “a betrayal.” “It’s a betrayal, a stab in the heart,”

A CBS News review shows several Jan. 6 rioters were charged with carrying firearms while they were on the grounds of the Capitol.

When asked whether Trump would pardon January 6 offenders charged with violent crimes, the president-elect responded by making claims about the FBI’s involvement. “I guess 24 or 28 people came now from the FBI—that came out very quietly,