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Utahns expected to be pardoned for Jan. 6

Rioters appear at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
John Minchillo
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AP
Rioters appear at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

After President Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, he issued pardons or commuted sentences for all defendants in the Jan. 6 attack, including at least 18 Utahns.

The Utah News Dispatch reports the White House released the names of 14 defendants whose sentences Trump commuted.

They include numerous right-wing militia leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy.

All remaining Jan. 6 defendants convicted of crimes related to the Capitol attack received a “full, complete and unconditional pardon,” according to the order.

Expected to be included in the Jan. 6 pardons are at least 18 Utahns, from Alpine, Eagle Mountain, Kaysville, Myton, Ogden, Payson, Salt Lake City, St. George, Vernal and West Jordan.

The U.S. The Department of Justice launched its largest-ever investigation following the attack that left over 140 police officers injured and upwards of $2.8 million in damage to the Capitol.

As of early January the department had charged more than 1,580 people for crimes related to the riot. Of those, 608 were charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement, including nearly a third who used dangerous or deadly weapons, according to the department’s latest figures.