US President Donald Trump signed eight executive orders and directives – including the withdrawal of the US from the Paris Agreement. He also announced the pardon of a large number of those convicted of participating in the storming of the Capitol.
President Donald Trump signed eight regulations and implementing directives on Monday, including the repeal of 78 of his predecessor's actions on immigration and the withdrawal USA from the Paris Climate Agreement.
The decrees signed by Trump at the Capital One Arena include suspending the issuance of new regulations by government agencies, suspending employment until “full control of the country is achieved,” ordering all federal officials to return to office work with… remote work.
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He also decided to sign a directive banning “state censorship” and “ending the use of justice as a weapon.”
Trump announced that after returning to the White House he would sign a number of further documents, including pardons for a large number of “January 6 hostages”, i.e. people convicted of participating in the attack on the Capitol.
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