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'Their lives have been ruined' - President Trump defends Capitol riot pardons

  1. We are moving to a new pagepublished at 02:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    For technical reasons we are moving our live coverage of Donald Trump's first days back in the White House to a new page. Please us there.

  2. BBC

    Requiring the Federal government to use the term “sex” over “gender”published at 02:28 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Can Trump do this?

    President Trump’s team could argue that current requirements to refer to people by their preferred gender pronouns in government facilities and workplaces violate the US Constitution’s first amendment on the freedom of speech and religion.

    States like Kansas and Montana have already legislated to enshrine a biological definition of sex into law.

    What are the roadblocks?

    There are likely to be legal challenges.

    The Human Rights Campaign, which represents LGBTQ+ people, stated that “we will fight back against these harmful provisions with everything we’ve got.”

    These challenges could work their way up to the US Supreme Court which, with its conservative majority, could rule in Trump’s favour.

    What is the potential real-life impact?

    Prisons and settings such as shelters for migrants and rape victims would be segregated by sex under the plans, which campaigners say will help safeguard women. Though transgender rights groups say trans women could be put at a heightened risk of violence.

    Official identification documents, including ports and visas, would have to state whether the individual was “male” or female”. US citizens would no longer be able to select “X” as their gender marker.

  3. US Coast Guard uses 'Gulf of America' in official noticepublished at 02:08 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    As part of a suite of executive orders signed off by Donald Trump after he was sworn in on Monday was a direction to rename the Gulf of Mexico the ''Gulf of America''.

    We've just seen the first use of the name in an official document released by a federal US agency - the US Coast Guard. You can see it here, external.

    Some context: While President Trump can change the name of the Gulf on official US government documents, he can’t force other countries or companies to do the same. BBC explains why.

    A map showing the location of the Gulf of Mexico
  4. Trump mulls imposing 10% tariff on China from Februarypublished at 01:44 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Joao Da Silva
    Business reporter

    Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a 10% tariff on imports of Chinese-made goods as soon as 1 February.

    In remarks to reporters at the White House earlier, he justified the measure by claiming China was sending fentanyl - an opioid fuelling drug crises around the world - to the US, via Mexico and Canada.

    It followed threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs to come into America.

    Though he did not mention the US by name, the Vice Premier of China on Tuesday said his country was looking for a "win-win" solution to trade tensions and wanted to expand its imports.

    Sweeping tariffs were a key promise from Trump throughout his campaign, and he insisted they would help the US economy. However analysts say they are likely to lead to higher prices for Americans and pain for companies hit by foreign retaliation.

    You can read more about what he's said here.

  5. Trump 'gave me my life back', freed former Proud Boys leader sayspublished at 01:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Former Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" TarrioImage source, Getty Images
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    Former Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio

    In his first interview since being released from prison, former Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio speaks of "retribution" while praising Trump for pardoning him and several others.

    "I had no doubt that [Trump] was going to release us," Tarrio says in an interview with the right-wing conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones.

    "He gave me my life back."

    Tarrio had been sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy, a rarely used charge of planning to overthrow the government.

    Though he was not at the Capitol during the riot, he directed the Proud Boys who were involved.

    "Twenty-two years is not a short sentence, that’s the rest of my life," Tarrio says.

  6. Barron Trump launches real estate venturepublished at 00:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Tall man stands with his hands crossedImage source, Ge

    Yesterday we were able to see Barron Trump, the president's youngest son, on the big stage.

    Today, we're hearing reports the president's fifth child is starting a business venture.

    Barron Trump is reportedly launching a real estate business with two other young partners. The New York Post reports that the venture was paused during the election, but the co-founder suggests it “might relaunch” in the spring.

    Some reports say the business partners hope to one day operate as a subsidiary of the Trump empire.

  7. Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbrichtpublished at 00:29 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January
    Breaking

    Ross Ulbricht smilingImage source, Reuters
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    Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the website Silk Road

    Donald Trump says he has issued a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the deep web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold.

    Ulbricht, 40, was convicted in 2015 in New York in a narcotics and money laundering conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison.

    Trump posts on his Truth Social platform that he had called Ulbricht's mother to inform her that he has granted a pardon to her son.

    "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me," Trump says.

  8. Self-styled 'QAnon Shaman' reacts to receiving Trump pardonpublished at 00:15 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January

    Jacob Chansley, who pleaded guilty to unlawfully obstructing the certification of the 2020 presidential election, will likely be familiar to BBC audiences as the man who wore strange garb to storm the Capitol.

    "I regret nothing," the self-styled QAnon Shaman tells BBC Newsnight after being pardoned by Trump.

    Chansley says that now that his conviction has been wiped clean, he plans to exercise his right to buy guns again, and he believes that the attack at the Capitol was staged by the "deep state".

    Hear more from him in our video below:

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    'QAnon Shaman' says he screamed 'freedom' after Trump pardon

  9. Analysis

    Putting Trump's AI infrastructure plans in contextpublished at 23:54 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Natalie Sherman
    New York business reporter

    The details of this AI announcement remain pretty limited so far.

    But let’s set some of these numbers in context.

    Demand for data centres has been exploding. A McKinsey report last year estimated that global demand for data centre capacity could more than triple by 2030.

    And though the numbers tossed out today sound big, other companies are investing at similar scale.

    Microsoft said, external earlier this month it was on track to invest $80bn to build out AI-powered data centres this year. Amazon announced two, externalprojects, external worth about $10bn each just in the last two months.

    OpenAI has also been calling for significant investments, and pushing the government to the plans. It said today’s announcement was the culmination of more than a year’s worth of conversations.

    The projected surge has raised concerns about the impact on energy supplies and the role of foreign investors.

  10. Trump covers a lot of ground in wide-ranging press conferencepublished at 23:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    A mid shot of Trump at the lecternImage source, EPA

    In our last post we covered the key lines from Trump's announcement of additional investment in AI infrastructure.

    The president also answered a number of questions from reporters on a wide range of other issues. Here's what he had to say:

    • Trump said the Nato target of 2% of national spending on defence should be raised to 5%
    • Asked if he will continue sending weapons to Ukraine, Trump said he was "looking at that", and said his istration was talking to Zelensky and would speak to Putin very soon. He added the EU should be paying more and equalise its spending on the war with the US
    • He also said he would "probably" consider increasing sanctions on Russia if it doesn't come to the table to negotiate a ceasefire
    • Trump spoke about the potential for tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China – he was not clear on whether tariffs would definitely be introduced but, asked when they would come into effect, said "probably 1 February is the date we're looking at"
  11. Here's a recap of Trump's AI infrastructure announcementpublished at 23:24 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

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    Watch: President Trump announces formation of Stargate AI company

    During that media conference, Donald Trump announced new investment in AI. Here's the rundown of the announcement:

    • Standing next to major tech executives Sam Altman and Larry Ellison, and Japanese tech tycoon Masayoshi Son, Donald Trump announced the formation of Stargate, a US-based artificial intelligence company
    • Trump said the company would invest $500bn (£404bn) in AI infrastructure, leading to the creation of roughly 100,000 jobs
    • Ellison of Oracle said data centres are already under construction in Texas, saying that there are 10 buildings under construction and will expand to 20
    • Altman from OpenAI said this was the "most important project of this era", adding that it wouldn't happen without Trump
    • Repeating Trump's words, Son said "this is the beginning of the golden age of America"
  12. Billions in Trump's crypto earnings 'peanuts' to tech CEOspublished at 23:17 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Trump, in a blue suit and red tie, gestures beside him with his thumb to point at the people offscreen
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    Trump gestures to the tech CEOs beside him, saying billions of dollars in earnings is 'peanuts' to them

    Trump was also asked during that media conference whether he is going to continue selling products that benefit him financially - a reference to him launching his own cryptocurrency shortly before taking office.

    Trump says he doesn't know much about it other than that he launched it and heard it was very successful.

    He asks the reporters how much it is worth now and he's told it's made a lot of money.

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