Trump takes US reins with flurry of executive orders

Back in the Oval Office, he held an impromptu 50-minute press conference as he signed more orders – including one pardoning around 1,500 Capitol rioters.  They were charged for taking part in the assault on Congress on January 6, 2021 by thousands of Trump supporters seeking to stop certification of Biden’s election victory.”We hope they come out tonight frankly,” Trump said. “They’re expecting it.”He signed orders declaring a national emergency at the Mexican border and said he would deploy US troops to tackle illegal immigration – a key campaign issue that drove his election victory…