President Donald Trump on Monday issued a sweeping pardon for the roughly 1,500 defendants charged or convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including 15 people from Minnesota. A proclamation shared on the White House website states the action "ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation" and moves to "grant a full,