Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that pardoned or commuted sentences for more than 1,000 suspects charged with participating in the Capitol riot, an ordeal that disrupted Congress as it tried to certify the results of the 2020 election, which former President Joe Biden won over Trump.