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According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Justice, around 1,358 people have been charged since January 6, 2021. About 500 people were sentenced to prison terms.
Former US President Donald Trump pledged on Monday to release those jailed for the attack on the Capitol upon his return to power in 2021 if he wins the November presidential election. “My first actions as the next president will be to close the border (…) and release the wrongfully imprisoned January 6 hostages!”The former US president wrote on his Truth social network on Monday evening without providing further details.
In the past, Donald Trump has already raised questions about the possibility of a return to the White House, promising during a television appearance in December that he would not act like a dictator. “First Day”. In January, during a campaign event in Iowa (upstate), the billionaire invited Democratic President Joe Biden. “Release the Hostages”He usually uses it to refer to those imprisoned for their participation in the attack on the US Capitol.
1,358 people were charged
Emboldened by false claims of Donald Trump and election fraud, rioters occupied the Capitol on January 6, 2021 to prevent the transfer of power to Joe Biden. Some 1,358 people have been charged since then, according to the latest Justice Ministry figures released last week. About 500 people were sentenced to prison terms.
Since his defeat against Joe Biden, Donald Trump has been the target of four criminal charges, including two for allegedly trying to sway the results of the 2020 presidential election in his favor. The former president, almost certain to clinch the Republican nomination for president, was blown to shreds by his last rival, Nikki Haley, on Wednesday.
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