Lawyers for January 6 Defendants Seek To Delay Cases Until After Trump Inauguration, Hoping for Pardons From New President

President Trump will soon be in a position to make good on his pardon pledge, but the scope of who will receive clemency is not clear.

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Matthew Graves prosecuted many of the President Trump's supporters involved in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

The clock is ticking until President Trump can make good on his promise to pardon “many” of the 1,500 people charged following the sprawling investigation into the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. The unresolved question, however, is which defendants will qualify for a pardon and whether charges of assault or seditious conspiracy will be excluded. 

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