More than 1,230 people have been charged with federal crimes ranging from trespassing misdemeanor offenses to felonies for assaulting police officers, after a breach in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. During his campaign, president-elect Donald Trump shared his interest in pardoning people who have been convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. In January, he wrote on Truth Social, “My first acts as your next President will be to Close the Border, DRILL, BABY, DRILL, and Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned!” MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/verify/courts/trump-will-have-authority-pardon-capitol-rioters/536-e4f4ab20-cf5c-428a-a17a-ed8425980033