Andrew Prokop

So probably the big headline from the day was Trump's massive, wide ranging pardon of the January 6th rioters. And this is something, you know, everyone knew Trump was going to do something like this. It had been discussed at length. But only a few days before Trump's inauguration, Vice President J.D.

So probably the big headline from the day was Trump's massive, wide ranging pardon of the January 6th rioters. And this is something, you know, everyone knew Trump was going to do something like this. It had been discussed at length. But only a few days before Trump's inauguration, Vice President J.D.

So probably the big headline from the day was Trump's massive, wide ranging pardon of the January 6th rioters. And this is something, you know, everyone knew Trump was going to do something like this. It had been discussed at length. But only a few days before Trump's inauguration, Vice President J.D.

Vance went on TV and said that if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. And there's a little bit of a gray area. Trump does not share that opinion, evidently. And he went far more aggressive.

Vance went on TV and said that if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. And there's a little bit of a gray area. Trump does not share that opinion, evidently. And he went far more aggressive.

Vance went on TV and said that if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. And there's a little bit of a gray area. Trump does not share that opinion, evidently. And he went far more aggressive.

What he did was that he just separated everyone into one of two groups. First, he singled out 14 people who had been members of far-right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who were really actively plotting and were convicted of seditious conspiracy. For those guys, he didn't give them a full pardon, but he did commute their sentences and free them from prison if they were in prison.

What he did was that he just separated everyone into one of two groups. First, he singled out 14 people who had been members of far-right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who were really actively plotting and were convicted of seditious conspiracy. For those guys, he didn't give them a full pardon, but he did commute their sentences and free them from prison if they were in prison.

What he did was that he just separated everyone into one of two groups. First, he singled out 14 people who had been members of far-right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who were really actively plotting and were convicted of seditious conspiracy. For those guys, he didn't give them a full pardon, but he did commute their sentences and free them from prison if they were in prison.

Then the other group is everyone else who was involved in other crimes at the Capitol on that day. Trump said, you are fully pardoned. So this is really a full-blown Trump endorsement and defense of the violence at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. for that to happen. Now he's making it unmistakably clear.

Then the other group is everyone else who was involved in other crimes at the Capitol on that day. Trump said, you are fully pardoned. So this is really a full-blown Trump endorsement and defense of the violence at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. for that to happen. Now he's making it unmistakably clear.

Then the other group is everyone else who was involved in other crimes at the Capitol on that day. Trump said, you are fully pardoned. So this is really a full-blown Trump endorsement and defense of the violence at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. for that to happen. Now he's making it unmistakably clear.

He thought that was good and those people are good and he is going to protect them from any consequences.

He thought that was good and those people are good and he is going to protect them from any consequences.

He thought that was good and those people are good and he is going to protect them from any consequences.

Well, energy and climate and the environment was a very big theme. Trump really came out of the gate hot on energy as well.

Well, energy and climate and the environment was a very big theme. Trump really came out of the gate hot on energy as well.

Well, energy and climate and the environment was a very big theme. Trump really came out of the gate hot on energy as well.

He withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.

He withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.