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A federal judge ruled that the accused Jan. 6 pipe bomber is not covered under Trump's pardon orders and will remain prosecuted.
A federal judge determined that the accused Jan. 6 pipe bomber—the person who planted explosives at the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 6—does not qualify for Trump's pardon orders and will remain prosecuted. This is a significant carve-out: the pipe bombs were placed before the Capitol riot, and the judge apparently ruled that they fell outside the scope of Trump's pardon authority, which focused on Jan. 6 riot-related conduct.
This ruling narrows Trump's pardon power in a specific way. It suggests that pre-riot conduct—even if it occurred on the same day and was part of the same event—may not be covered by the pardon orders. The pipe bomber case is important because it's arguably one of the most serious charges from that day. If the ruling stands, it creates a precedent that Trump's pardons don't apply universally to everyone arrested in connection with Jan. 6 events, only to those whose conduct falls within a narrower window.
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