Megan Lebowitz | NBC News and NBC New York Staff
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Donald Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, one of his first acts after being sworn in as the country’s 47th president on Monday.
The pardons fulfill Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago.
“These are the hostages,” he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office — which appeared to be Trump's first executive actions taken in the presidential office inside the White House after his inauguration.
Trump said about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants...
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