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For many Jan 6 rioters, a pardon from Trump wasn’t enough

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Supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington on Jan 6, 2021.

Supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington on Jan 6, 2021.

PHOTO: KENNY HOLSTON/NYTIMES

Alan Feuer and Dan Barry

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In the first hours of his second administration, US President Donald Trump sought to wipe away all trace of the attack on the Capitol by

granting amnesty to nearly 1,600 people

implicated in the riot stoked by his lies about a stolen election.

They answered with a collective cry of gratitude. And why not?

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