The newly sworn-in 47th president signed a document commuting 14 prison sentences and offering “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”

Following Trump's executive action, two people who pleaded guilty for their actions at the Capitol that day have spoken out against their pardons.

President Trump listed a “number of reasons” for pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters during an interview that aired Wednesday night with Fox News’s Sean Hannity. “The only criticism or pushback I’ve seen is about people that were convicted or involved in incidents where they were violent with police.