Lawfare Daily: The Jan. 6 Pardonee Crime Wave with Katherine Pompilio

About this episode

Katherine Pompilio discusses her report on individuals granted clemency by President Trump for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and their subsequent criminal activities.

In a new report for Lawfare , Associate Editor Katherine Pompilio finds that 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes separate from Jan. 6 since their participation in the Jan. 6 riot. On today’s episode, Pompilio joins Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss the new report, the types of crimes these 97 individuals have been charged with, the power (and consequences) of the presidential pardon, and more. Please note that this episode contains content that some people may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Benjamin Wittes

Guest: Katherine Pompilio

Topics covered

• clemency
• presidential pardon
• criminal justice
• Jan. 6
• Capitol attack
• law enforcement

Keywords

• clemency
• Trump
• Jan. 6
• pardon
• crime wave
• Katherine Pompilio
• Benjamin Wittes
• Lawfare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lawfare, The Lawfare Institute

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