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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,
The people who invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6, 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."
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement 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 Their newfound freedom is more than symbolic; it is an invitation for others to test the limits of the law, knowing that loyalty to Trump can serve as a get-out-of-jail-free card,
By undoing the convictions, Trump is undermining the rule of law. That, in turn, weakens our already vulnerable institutions and, ultimately, undermines democracy."
Voters who believed in fair and free elections now have even more reason to question whether the guardrails of democracy will hold. And those who seek to undermine the nation's institutions have just received a clear signal: if they act in service of the right political cause, they may not have to face real consequences,
While Biden's last-minute preemptive pardons were issued out of concern of retribution from Trump, they serve to further weaken the power of government to enforce the laws,
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 ‘We ... We’ll take a look,’ which is Trump speak for, ‘We will never look at this again.’
Shouldn’t you look at it before you issue the pardon?”
It’s like, Step 1, release the prisoners. Step 2, look into which prisoners we should release.”
We’ll take a look at everything.”
When Trump was challenged at a news briefing on why he’d pardoned a man who’d thrust a stun gun into a police officer’s neck, the president replied This guy went around giving everybody pardons
In an interview with Fox News host, Sean Hannity, Trump said This was a political thing from the start. It was a bad day in America,
Look what happened in the last four years with police. What happened with all the riots that took place all across the country? Police officers were murdered. Courthouses were burned. Over 22 police cars were burned. Yet no one went to jail for that, ... Where are your crocodile tears for that?"
OUCH. @TimBurchett absolutely bodies CNN's Jim Acosta as the network losing to Spongebob reruns,
media analyst Curtis Houck reacted Your view is very diminished. And your view is very diminished,
the congressman replied to him Tim Burchett just ended Jim Acosta's daytime career,
Just wow. Jim Acosta shows how it’s done. These are questions every anchor must ask,
an Acosta fan said of the interview, to which Acosta reposted on his X account about the exchange
