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Trump pardons January 6 defendant Thomas Caldwell for document tampering

Trump pardoned January 6 defendant Thomas Caldwell on March 20, 2025, erasing his federal conviction for document tampering related to the Capitol riot. Caldwell had already served his sentence and been released, but the pardon formally cleared his record. The action extended Trump's ongoing January 6 clemency to defendants whose charges went beyond the original January 20 mass pardon.