U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to issue sweeping pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, ABC News reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources.

President Donald Trump spoke to a room full of supporters after his inaugural ceremony, promising “a lot of action” on those convicted of criminal offenses in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

President Donald Trump is planning to pardon people convicted of nonviolent offenses related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and to commute the sentences of others convicted of more serious offenses,

U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to issue sweeping pardons to defendants charged in the Jan. 6 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and intends to cut short sentences for people who attacked police,