Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioter Thomas Caldwell after previously commuting sentence

Published March 31, 2025 2:18pm ET



President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned Thomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Trump previously commuted Caldwell’s sentence on his first day in office when he issued mass clemency for at least 1,583 defendants charged for their actions during the riot.

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