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This Court cannot let stand the revisionist myth relayed in this presidential pronouncement,
Howell wrote
No 'process of national reconciliation' can begin when poor losers, whose preferred candidate loses an election, are glorified for disrupting a constitutionally mandated proceeding in Congress and doing so with impunity,
Howell wrote in the orderThat merely raises the dangerous specter of future lawless conduct by other poor losers and undermines the rule of law,
the judge addedIt is shameful that the President has decided to make one of his top priorities the abandonment and betrayal of police officers who put their lives on the line to stop an attempt to subvert the peaceful transfer of power,
Pelosi wrote
There is no other way to describe President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6th defenders than un-American,
Schumer saidTonight I'm going to be signing on the J6 hostages, pardons to get them out,
Trump said at an inaugural parade at Capital One ArenaThe people who invaded the Capitol on January 6th, whether they committed violence or not, should not have been pardoned. They unlawfully broke into the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power. What they did is a serious crime. Donald Trump is ushering in a Golden Age for people that break the law and attempt to overthrow the government."
Schumer later said in a statement
It's a betrayal of the highest order of our Capitol Police officers who risked their lives to keep us safe."
He addedThere is no presence of any nation in the world that interferes with our administration.”
Mulino rejected any notion, saying
I must reject in its entirety the words expressed by President Donald Trump regarding Panama and its Canal.”
Mulino responded in a Spanish-language statement saying
President Trump spoke directly to the issues that matter to these Americans.”
Asked by NBC News' Lester Holt if she agrees with the negative picture Trump painted of American life, Britt saidI have taken responsibility for my actions, sought atonement, and am working to make a positive difference in the lives of the most vulnerable, including the homeless, those recovering from addiction, and those re-entering society."
According to a statement provided to the Courier Journal, Lundergan responded to the pardon by sayingThe Canal was not a concession from anyone. It was the result of generational struggles that culminated in 1999, as a result of the Torrijos-Carter treaty and, since then until now, for 25 years, without interruption, we have managed and expanded it responsibly to serve the world and its commerce, including the United States,
Mulino said in his statementThis is the Donald Trump agenda that the American people want,
Donalds added
Mr. President, I urge you in the strongest terms possible: Do not pardon Leonard Peltier or cut his sentence short. It would be shattering to the victims’ loved ones and undermine the principles of justice and accountability that our government should represent.”
Wray's letter to Biden endedMr. President, those are qualities that I see in you,
Thune saidI was there. I didn’t see anything. I didn’t see any misconduct of any kind by anybody,
he said of the attack on the Capitol, which he called a “setup.” ... He said
I talked to Melania, she said it the best: ‘America’s kind of sleepy; we’re awake.’ We’re awake and ready to go. Everybody’s excited about the opportunity here.”
Asked what he thinks of Trump’s return to the White House, Graham saidThe Canal is and will continue to be Panama’s and its administration will continue to be under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality,
the statement readsNo one out-pizzas the Hut."
In one post on X, Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" compared the first lady's hat to the Pizza Hut logo, writing