The House speaker also suggested that the mob riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, had been a peaceful protest.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended President Trump’s sweeping pardons of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ...

La., was asked about President Trump's pardons for those involved in the Capitol riot, including some for those convicted of ...

Mike Johnson argued for "redemption" while standing by Trump's controversial decision to issue a sweeping pardon for every ...

After Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that January 6 rioters who committed acts of violence should not be let off the hook — ...

Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that Congress will “look into” Joe Biden pardoning his family—but said Donald Trump’s ...

Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Wednesday criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for defending President Trump’s recent pardons for rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “I’m speaking as ...

Mike Johnson said Congress will be "looking" into former President Joe Biden's pardons for his family shortly after defending ...

When reporters asked Mike Johnson to respond to President Donald Trump’s pardons for more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the House speaker had a ...

GOP lawmakers had said repeatedly that violent offenders shouldn’t be pardoned and clemency should be considered on a case-by ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended President Trump’s sweeping pardons of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including numerous people who violently attacked police officers.