President Donald Trump granted pardons on his first day in office to hundreds of criminal defendants, but he left out anti-abortion protesters who were charged with Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act violations, sparking renewed calls for their clemency.
Advocates and lawmakers called on Tuesday for immediate pardons for nearly two dozen defendants convicted under the FACE Act after Trump granted clemency the prior evening to the more than 1,200 who were convicted of violent and nonviolent offenses related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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