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Dismissal of charges, pardons after convictions, and commutations of sentences will not change the truth of what happened on January 6, 2021,
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a six-page order dismissing charges against Dominic Box, whom she had previously convicted of two felony counts for his role in the riot We got the real men back,
she yelled in response to Lazar We’re all coming for their jobs. We’re talking in Congress,
yelled 39-year-old Samuel Lazar, who was greeted with cheers We can’t do this!” ... We can do this!”
Merz told the crowd earlier this week, playing on Merkel’s famous 2015 mantra — 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,
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 The president’s made his decision. I don’t second-guess those … We believe in redemption. We believe in second chances.”
Johnson awkwardly sidestepped the issue at a Wednesday press conference, telling reporters What the president has said and what the vice-president-elect, JD Vance, has said is that peaceful protesters should be pardoned, but violent criminals should not. That’s a simple determination,
I hope you guys all understand that my days – at least in the time at the Department of State – of engaging in domestic politics will be put aside as I focus on the affairs the United States has around the world,
he told co-host Craig Melvin No one should excuse violence. And particularly violence against police officers,
I’m going to be working on foreign policy issues, and you want to revisit these issues that are going on in domestic politics,
I think what was made clear all along is that peaceful protests and people who engage in that should never be punished,
Everybody can describe this however they want. The president has the pardon and commutation authority. It’s his decision,
Johnson said at a press conference My understanding, there was a range of actions that he took and I guess I want to look and see what those are.”
John Hoeven told The Independent I’ve got concerns with any pardons for people who did any harm to police officers. Full stop. And I’ve also got serious concerns with all of the pardons by Biden including the prospective pardons. That may mean we need to look at what that authority really entails.”
Thom Tillis also appeared to agree with Vance’s comment, telling CNN I have been betrayed by my country, and I’ve been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump, whether you voted for him because he promised these pardons, or for some other reason, you knew that this was coming. And here we are.”
Brian Fanone, a former DC Metropolitan police officer, told CNN Trump just said: ‘F*** it: Release ‘em all,
an adviser familiar with the discussions told the Axios He did not have to do this. He had a lot of opposition within his own party,
