(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - One of President Trump’s first acts after taking office was to pardon roughly 1,500 people charged or convicted of taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including several dozen from Illinois.
Some were accused of taking part in violence, others for breaching the Capitol building.
More than fifty people from Illinois were a part of the list. They include Chicago Police Officer Karol Chwiesiuk and his sister. He was not accused of violence. He was sentenced to a period of home confinement and three years of probation, during which he could not have a firearm.
President Trump said Monday he was ending a "grave national injustice.” He called those involved “hostages.”
The FBI called them “domestic terrorists.” It was the largest prosecution in US history. Some cases were still pending.
No more.
One area resident sentenced to 30 days for his role wrote that a pardon would be a “righteous gift.”
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