WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (AP) - Trump has issued pardons for people charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and issuing six commutations.

The pardons fulfill Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago.

“These are the hostages,” he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office.

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