Trump Pardons Two in Jan. 6 Probe Cases

President Donald Trump issued two pardons on Friday related to the federal investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, targeting individuals convicted of offenses uncovered during the probe but not directly tied to the riot itself. The actions, announced by White House officials on Saturday, continue Trump's use of executive clemency to address cases stemming from the events that disrupted the certification of the 2020 election results.

In one case, Trump pardoned Suzanne Ellen Kaye, a Florida resident who served an 18-month prison sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents. The conviction arose after agents contacted Kaye in 2021 following a tip that she might have been present at the Capitol on January 6. Kaye responded by posting a video on social media, invoking her Second Amendment rights to carry a firearm and warning that she would shoot any agents who approached her home. She was not charged with any riot-related offenses and maintained during the investigation that she had not attended the event and owned no guns. At trial, Kaye testified that she had no intent to threaten the agents.

Kaye, who was released last year after completing her...