Trump inauguration live: president pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders
Jan 20, 2025
On his first day on office the US president sought to undo much of Joe Biden’s legacy, also vowing to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling and revoking birthright citizenshipTrump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for a new era of disruption and divisionTrump’s January 6 pardonsPresident Donald Trump on Monday issued “full, complete and unconditional” presidential pardons for about 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6 attack on Congress, including some convicted of violent acts, making good on his promise to act in such cases on day one of his second term. Continue reading...