The federal judge’s remark about the president-elect’s pledge to grant clemency to Jan. 6 defendants shows the impact of Trump’s electoral victory on criminal cases beyond his own. Donald Trump has said that he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants as president, but one of his own judicial appointees is expressing disapproval of widespread clemency for such defendants across the board. The Washington Post reported that U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said Tuesday: “Blanket pardons for all Jan. 6

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