Summary
President Trump, on his second term's inauguration day, pardoned around 1,500 individuals convicted for their involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol violence. These pardons included people who had injured officers like former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell.
Key Facts
- President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 2025.
- On that day, President Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 people linked to the January 6, 2021, Capitol incident.
- Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell was informed about the pardons by federal officials.
- Some of the pardoned individuals had physically harmed Gonell during the Capitol riot.
- Gonell had testified against some of the individuals who were released.
- The act of pardoning has been a topic of concern for those affected by the Capitol violence.
