Trump admin mulling meeting with Jan 6 riots participants
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US President Donald Trump's administration is considering meeting with the January 6 rioters who stormed the US capitol to prevent former President Biden's certification.
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In this January 6, 2021, file photo, US President Donald Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, DC. (AP)
The Trump administration is reportedly considering inviting participants of the January 6 Capitol riot, whom President Donald Trump recently pardoned, to a meeting at the White House. According to CNN, which cited sources familiar with the matter, the potential visit is still in the planning stages, with discussions ongoing about the list of invitees and a possible date.
Donald Trump swiftly pardoned approximately 1,500 supporters who stormed the US Capitol four years ago, as he moved quickly to assert his influence over the US government just hours after regaining the presidency on Monday.
The January 6, 2021, attack saw Trump supporters storm the Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden's electoral victory. More than 1,570 individuals have faced federal charges for their involvement in the incident.
After a day of ceremonies, Trump signed a series of executive actions focused on limiting immigration, reversing environmental regulations, and rolling back diversity initiatives related to race and gender.
While he did not immediately move to raise tariffs—a key campaign promise—he indicated the possibility of imposing 25% duties on Canada and Mexico starting February 1.
That sent the Mexican peso sliding 1% against the dollar, while the Canadian dollar tumbled to a five-year low of C$1.4515. The news also quickly erased gains in global stock markets and led to a strong rebound of the greenback across the board in volatile trading.
Trump's decision to pardon supporters who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, is expected to spark widespread outrage among law enforcement, lawmakers, and others whose lives were put at risk during this historic and deeply unsettling event in modern US history.
