Supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington on Jan 6, 2021.PHOTO: KENNY HOLSTON/NYTIMES

For many Jan 6 rioters, a pardon from Trump wasn’t enough

· The Straits Times

WASHINGTON – In the first hours of his second administration, US President Donald Trump sought to wipe away all trace of the attack on the Capitol by granting amnesty to nearly 1,600 people
implicated in the riot stoked by his lies about a stolen election.

They answered with a collective cry of gratitude. And why not?