The House speaker also suggested that the mob riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, had been a peaceful protest.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended President Trump’s sweeping pardons of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ...

La., was asked about President Trump's pardons for those involved in the Capitol riot, including some for those convicted of ...

Mike Johnson argued for "redemption" while standing by Trump's controversial decision to issue a sweeping pardon for every ...

Donald Trump made sweeping pardons for those involved in the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol during his first day back in ...

After Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that January 6 rioters who committed acts of violence should not be let off the hook — ...

Mike Johnson said Congress will be "looking" into former President Joe Biden's pardons for his family shortly after defending ...

GOP lawmakers had said repeatedly that violent offenders shouldn’t be pardoned and clemency should be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The select subcommittee will be chaired by Representative Barry Loudermilk, who also leads the House Administration ...

According to Trump’s proclamation, his clemency corrected a “grave national injustice.” The rioters, in other words, were the ...

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, on his end, praised Loudermilk's previous work, while the Georgia Rep. said he is ...

What should have been an unambiguously joyful moment for pardon recipients should not be tarnished by Trump's affirmation of ...