Alan Byerly

Jan 21, 2025 | nprillinois.org | Carrie Johnson |Alan Byerly |Daniel Adams |Zachary Jordan Alam

Updated January 21, 2025 at 17:00 PM ETThroughout his 2024 campaign for president, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to give pardons to his supporters who had been criminally charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. But up until the moment he reentered the Oval Office on Monday night, his exact plans remained vague. Even his Vice President, JD Vance, appeared to be unaware of the new president's plan as recently as Jan. 12.