One Inauguration Day action by President Donald Trump is already having an impact on some Utahns.
Trump issued sweeping pardons to Jan. 6 defendants and ordered the Justice Department to dismiss the indictments of those with pending cases.
That means 18 Utahns convicted or charged in connection to the Capitol riot will receive clemency.
For one of those — activist John Sullivan, who was convicted of having a weapon at the Capitol — it means being released from prison.
Brad Bokoski of Eagle Mountain is another Utahn who will be exonerated. He and his son were convicted of nonviolent misdemeanors and have been serving probation.
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