Rep. Jim McGovern condemned Donald Trump's pardons for January 6 rioters, calling them "sick" and "un-American" while accusing the GOP of betraying law and order.

Donald Trump's blanket pardon for Jan. 6 rioters included some of the most violent offenders convicted of crimes related to the attack.

US President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons of Capitol rioters drew starkly contrasting reactions on Tuesday, largely embraced by his Republican supporters and vehemently condemned by Democrats. "And I've been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump,

The newly sworn-in 47th president signed a document commuting 14 prison sentences and offering “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”

A Virginia man who prosecutors said restrained an officer severely beaten by a mob and repeatedly shocked with a Taser during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to prison on Friday.

Trump's action paves the way for the release from prison of people found guilty of violent attacks on police, as well as leaders of far-right extremist groups convicted of failed plots to keep the Republican in power after he lost the 2020 election to former president Joe Biden.

Former police officer Michael Fanone, who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, said he “fully expects” to “experience violence” directed at him after Trump pardons.