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I saw an image today in my news clippings of the people who were crushing that police officer. None of them should get a pardon. You make this place less safe if you send the signal that police officers could potentially be assaulted and there is no consequence."
Senator Thom Tillis told Reuters They were in there for three-and-a-half years, a long time, and in many solitary confinement, treated like nobody has ever been, treated so badly,
It's so utterly disrespectful to these officers who showed up on January 6, just like they have every day since, to make many personal sacrifices of themselves in service to Congress, in service to our nation and to American people, of trying to make this world a better place,
Most of the people were absolutely innocent. OK. But forgetting all about that, these people have served, horribly, a long time. It would be very, very cumbersome to go and look – you know how many people we’re talking about? 1,500 people.”
Giving his first televised interview since his return to the White House to the Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Trump defended his decision to include those who committed violence, saying Trump just said: ‘Fuck it: Release ’em all’.”
This guy went around giving everybody pardons
In an interview with Fox News host, Sean Hannity, Trump said Some of those people with the police – true – but they were very minor incidents, okay, you know, they get built up by that couple of fake guys that are on CNN all the time. They were very minor incidents and it was time.”
Yet in his interview with Hannity, Mr Trump claimed You have murderers in Philadelphia. You have murderers in Los Angeles that don’t even get any time. They don’t even collect them and they know they’re there to be collected. And then they go on television and act holier than thou about this one or that one. You had 1,500 people that suffered. That’s a lot of people.”
He then pivoted without providing context to assert Well, I went through four years of hell by this scum that we had to deal with. I went through four years of hell. I spent millions of dollars in legal fees, And I won. But I did it the hard way. It’s really hard to say that they shouldn’t have to go through it all.”
Mr Trump, who faced multiple criminal cases and was convicted in one of them, said This was a political hoax. And you know what? Those people – and I’m not saying in every single case – but there was a lot of patriotism with those people.”
On Wednesday night, the president added You know, I was always against that with presidents and Hillary Clinton. I could have had Hillary Clinton – a big number done on her.”
Mr Trump, who has long vowed retribution against his political enemies, replied They were protesting the vote because they knew the election was rigged and they were protesting the vote and you should be allowed to protest the vote,
Dismissal of charges, pardons after convictions, and commutations of sentences will not change the truth of what happened on January 6, 2021,
Every step of the way, from the western boundary of Capitol grounds, to the West Lawn, to the Upper West Terrace, to the interior of the Capitol itself, she saw sign after sign that her presence was unlawful. Nevertheless, heeding the call of former President Trump, she continued onwards to 'stop the steal,
she wrote in one filing, reported Axios For hours, those officers were aggressively confronted and violently assaulted. More than 140 officers were injured. Others tragically passed away as a result of the events of that day. But law enforcement did not falter. Standing with bear spray streaming down their faces, those officers carried out their duty to protect,
Those records are immutable and represent the truth, no matter how the events of January 6 are described by those charged or their allies,
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."
President Donald Trump, in a statement announcing the January 6 pardons Crimes against law enforcement are not just attacks on individuals or public safety — they are attacks on society and undermine the rule of law. Allowing those convicted of these crimes to be released early diminishes accountability and devalues the sacrifices made by courageous law enforcement officers and their families,
Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there will be wild".
After he lost the election, Trump summoned to Washington the Proud Boys and other pro-violence groups like the Three Percenters, The Oath Keepers, the Texas Freedom Force,and other self-described Nazis and white supremacists to Washington by announcing When perpetrators of crimes, especially serious crimes, are not held fully accountable, it sends a dangerous message that the consequences for attacking law enforcement are not severe, potentially emboldening others to commit similar acts of violence,
