Ex-DOJ pardon attorney already alarmed by recidivism of J6 offenders

Former Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer is warning that President Donald Trump’s aggressive use of clemency power has already produced dangerous consequences, particularly for defendants involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.

In a guest essay for The New York Times, Oyer said that in the opening months of Trump’s second term, the country has already witnessed “alarming cases of recidivism among the Jan. 6 defendants pardoned on Mr. Trump’s first day in office.”

“Some...