Judge puts off Jan. 6 trial after defendant points to possible Trump pardon

A federal judge on Thursday postponed a December trial date for a man charged in the Jan. 6 , 2021, Capitol riot, after the man pointed to President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to pardon such defendants or otherwise end their prosecutions. Most Capitol breach trials and sentences are going forward , and other judges have continued to schedule them into the new year.

U.S. prosecutors have argued that courts should proceed as they would in prosecuting any crime, citing “societal interest in the prompt and efficient administration of justice.



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