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They’ll feel like they can because there is no leadership in the United States that tries to stop it,
said Farnam, who now runs a private investigative agency I’m just a working man, dude. People like us don’t get presidential pardons,
The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, whom many others followed. None of the events of January 6 would have happened without him,
Gather the entire federal judiciary into a stadium. Then have them listen and watch while the judges are beaten to death,
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP!”
Angeli-Chansley took to the social media platform X to celebrate after the pardons They are going to feel they can do whatever they want,
Julie Farnam, who was the assistant director of intelligence for the US Capitol Police during the January 6 riots, said of far-right groups Cut their heads off and put them on pikes outside
I further direct the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice to the government of all pending indictments against individuals for their conduct related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021,
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.’
It’s like, Step 1, release the prisoners. Step 2, look into which prisoners we should release.”
Shouldn’t you look at it before you issue the pardon?”
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 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
