Tuesday, January 21 - Jan. 6 pardon recipients include defendants from Missouri and Illinois

21/01/2025 11 min
Tuesday, January 21 - Jan. 6 pardon recipients include defendants from Missouri and Illinois

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Donald Trump’s first day back in the oval office included issuing pardons to more than 1,500 people charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol at the end of his last term. Plus: A case in federal court is aiming to dismantle a decades-old wetlands law, best known for its nickname: "swampbuster." Harvest Public Media's Rachel Cramer reports on why a landholding company says the wetlands law is unconstitutional and how sustainable agriculture groups are pushing back