President-Elect Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated on Jan. 20 and, with that, gain all the powers of the presidency as outlined by the U.S. Constitution.
The pardon power, in particular, has provoked considerable debate in recent months as Trump will be entering office amid a wave of prosecutions in response to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
Many defendants have indicated an interest in pardons and have attempted to halt court proceedings over the prospect after Trump’s electoral win.
At least two of the defendants, Luke Coffee and AJ Fischer, have penned open letters asking Trump for pardons.
A jury found Coffee guilty on multiple counts, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a weapon. During an interview with The Epoch Times, he maintained the verdicts were wrong and criticized how the cases unfolded….