18 Utahns among the hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump

State of play: Federal charges for the Utah pardonees range from assaulting law enforcement officers, demonstrating at the U.S. Capitol, trespassing, disorderly conduct and the theft of government property, per NPR.

Driving the news: "This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation," per the executive order.

Zoom in: One of the pardonees is John Sullivan from Salt Lake City, who prosecutors said filmed the fatal shooting of Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt and sold the footage for more than $90,000. Sullivan claimed he was a citizen journalist.

• He was sentenced last April to six years in prison, 36 months of supervised release and required to pay $2,000 in restitution for felony obstruction and other charges.

The big picture: A majority of Americans surveyed opposed Trump's plan to issue pardons for the rioters, a Washington Post-University of Maryland national poll released last month found.

The other side: Several federal judges also opposed the wide-ranging pardons, Axios' Ivana Saric and Erin Doherty write.

• U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee who has handled Jan. 6 cases, said in November that "blanket pardons for all January 6 defendants or anything close would be beyond frustrating and disappointing."