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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 Those records are immutable and represent the truth, no matter how the events of January 6 are described by those charged or their allies,
Dismissal of charges, pardons after convictions, and commutations of sentences will not change the truth of what happened on January 6, 2021,
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,
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 I’m grateful President Trump is the president of the United States
Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana and former chairman of the Senate’s campaign arm, would only say I have my personal feelings on it, but the American people have chosen to move on, and President Trump, it’s his prerogative to do this. ... I get what you’re saying about the violent crime; however, that is still the president’s prerogative, just like it was Joe Biden’s prerogative,
the Oklahoma Republican said on “OutFront.” I don’t think that the approach of a blanket pardon that includes those who caused harm, physical harm, to our police officers, to others that resulted in violence, I’m disappointed to see that,
I just can’t agree” with Trump’s decision to commute the sentences or pardon a vast swath of January 6 insurrection participants
Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, who has warned before about giving a blanket pardon to the rioters, said President Biden obviously with his preemptive pardons has opened it up even more, so the president has that authority. That sort of is my opinion on it,
I think we need to continue to say we are a party of law and order,
It’s not my place. It’s the president’s sole decision, and he made a decision so I stand with him on it,
the Louisiana Republican told reporters Tuesday night after previously declining to comment I think obviously the pardon authority has really been opened up.”
Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, said We’re looking at the future, not the past
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, sidestepped questions about the pardons, saying I’m a big ‘back-the-blue’ guy. I think people who assault police officers — if they do the crime, they should do the time.”
Cassidy, who is up for reelection and facing a primary, told CNN No, the opposite.”
Asked once more whether the pardons were sending a message that assaulting officers is OK, Trump said Well, only for one reason: They’ve served years in jail. They should not have served — excuse me — and they’ve served years in jail. ... These were people that actually love our country, so we thought a pardon would be appropriate.”
Asked Tuesday why Vance’s assertion was wrong, Trump said I’m the friend of police more than any president that’s ever been in this office,
It seems to me the press ought to be paying attention to this as well: preemptively granting pardons to five more members of his family, and we had the incoming president pardoning people who committed violent crimes,
What we should be focusing on is the Biden pardons,
Kansas Sen Roger Marshall said angrily as reporters asked him about the clemency for Jan 6 rioters
