President-elect Donald Trump promised a spate of executive orders when he takes office as president Monday, suggesting at a Sunday rally in Washington, D.C., that among them will be action on the Jan. 6 rioters.
“Everybody in this very large arena will be very happy with my decision on the J6 hostages,” he said of the defendants and those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol. Trump has long expressed sympathy for his supporters accused or found guilty of crimes for their involvement in the riot. He recently claimed there were no guns used that day, though a number of defendants were charged with and pleaded guilty to crimes related to carrying firearms.
“I think you’ll be very, very happy, I would say about 99.9% of this beautiful arena,” Trump said Sunday night at Capitol One Arena.
