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House Republicans are proud of our work so far in exposing the false narratives peddled by the politically motivated January 6 Select Committee during the 117th Congress, but there is still more work to be done,
Johnson said in a statement He did not have to do this. He had a lot of opposition within his own party,
I’m just a working man, dude. People like us don't get presidential 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.” 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’m the friend of police more than any president that’s ever been in this office,
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 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 I think we need to continue to say we are a party of law and order,
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 I think obviously the pardon authority has really been opened up.”
Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, 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 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 No, the opposite.”
Asked once more whether the pardons were sending a message that assaulting officers is OK, Trump said 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,
It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge. In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath."
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), posting in part in response to criticism of Musk's gesture on X Viewed in that context, and regardless of any justification, his salute last night at Donald Trump's inauguration rally can only be interpreted as a Seig Heil salute that is synonymous with Nazi support for Hitler,
Elon Musk has repeatedly pushed for the racist and antisemitic 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory, endorsed the Nazi-sympathizing German Political Party AfD, and allowed anti-Jewish hate to proliferate unabated on his website, X,
said Goldman in the statement, which was emailed to Newsweek on Tuesday
