Shortly after being sworn in on Monday, Trump signed an executive order that pardoned roughly 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.Anna Moneymaker via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 people involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.The pardons were issued shortly after Trump was sworn in on Monday."They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity.President Donald Trump defended the pardons he issued to January 6 participants in his first interview since returning to the presidency."They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview held at the Oval Office.Shortly after being sworn in on Monday, Trump signed an executive order that pardoned roughly 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.