Some Trump voters are not happy with his pardons
Former US Vice President Joe Biden said he does not support pardons given to people “who engaged in violence on January 6, 2019.” “I believe if [rioters] were instructed to do something and they didn’t follow the officers or the police enforcement rules and follow what they said, they should be serving their time,” he added. People who were pardoned were convicted of violence against police.
Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road, was freed by President Trump after 11 years in prison
US President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross William Ulbright Ulbricht, an ex-creator of a website known for selling drugs and other contraband on the darknet. The 31-year-old had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2015 after he was accused of operating the website ‘Silk Road’. Ulbricht was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering for running the website between 2013 and 2014.
There are some 1,500 January 6 rioters who have been promised pardons by Trump
US President Donald Trump pardoned former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who had been in prison for two decades for a crime he didn’t commit. Trump also commuted the sentences of 14 people convicted in connection with the riots at the US Capitol in 2018. Tarrio was sentenced to five years’ probation for seditious conspiracy.
The WHO is a health disaster because of Trump’s plan to leave
The withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) is “extremely alarming” and would be a threat to America’s ability to manage the ongoing threat of COVID-19, a researcher said. “If we withdraw, it’ll have a profound impact on our ability to control COVID-19,” he added. The US had pulled out of the WHO in 2017 after Trump’s inauguration.
The future of sports streaming is dead
US-based online streaming platform Venu Sports has opened an office in India. Venu Sports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian government to build an office in Bengaluru. Venu Sports’ office will focus on sports and entertainment and will be spread across the country, Venu Sports said in a statement.
Trump will make historic move to revocation birthright citizenship
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an order directing the federal government to deny automatic citizenship to children of undocumented parents who come to the US as minors. The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution grants birthright citizenship to all children regardless of their parent’s immigration status. “We’re the only country in the world that gives automatic citizenship,” Trump said.
Trump has announced a lot of his actions on the first day
President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on Monday, reversing many of his predecessors’ policies and reinstating actions from his first term in office. The White House officials said that the president is going to declare a national emergency at the southern border, designate criminal groups as terrorists, and end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
The day one executive orders will make the climate crisis worse
US President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order withdrawing the country from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Paris Agreement, which was signed by over 200 countries in December 2015, is aimed at limiting global warming to “well below” 2C and “well below” 3C. However, the agreement states that the process would take a full year.
Ohio State defeated Notre Dame in the college football title game
Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the US college football title game on Monday night, becoming the first team to win two College Football Playoff championships in 10 years. In the 10 years that playoffs were a four-team affair, Notre Dame had made it two times, while Ohio State only qualified half the time.
Some 1,500 January 6 rioters are in line for a pardon from Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump pardoned two aides to former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson over the US Capitol attack. The two aides, Anthony Fauci and Michael Morell, had served on the panel that probed the attack last year. Trump had called Fauci a “disaster” and Morell has been investigated by congressional Republicans.