Nearly 100 people pardoned by President Donald Trump for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack have since been arrested, charged with or convicted of other crimes, according to a new analysis.
The review by Lawfare found that at least 97 of the more than 1,500 people who received clemency from Trump have faced new criminal allegations unrelated to the Capitol riot.
The cases range from relatively minor offenses to serious allegations. Among those identified are people accused of grand larceny, fraud, domestic violence and sex crimes, including offenses involving child sexual-abuse material. At least six have faced domestic-violence allegations, while 14 have been charged with sex crimes or crimes involving child sexual-abuse material.
Trump issued sweeping pardons on his first day back in office in January 2025, granting clemency to nearly 1,600 people prosecuted for their involvement in the January 6 attack. The move covered both people convicted of relatively minor offenses and individuals convicted of assaulting police officers.
The new findings are likely to intensify criticism of Trump’s unprecedented mass pardon and raise questions about whether some recipients should have received clemency in the first place.
Importantly, the figures represent arrests, charges or convictions—not necessarily proven new crimes in every case. But the growing list of alleged reoffenses is providing fresh ammunition to critics who warned that releasing or pardoning convicted offenders could create new public-safety risks.
The controversy comes as the Trump administration continues to defend its decision to portray many January 6 defendants as victims of an allegedly weaponized justice system.