Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins
This is witness tampering
Link to tweet
Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. former President Donald Trump said on Saturday if he were to run for president and win in 2024, he would pardon people charged with criminal offenses in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 assault by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump, who has not said whether he will run for president again after his defeat by Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election, was speaking at a rally in Conroe, Texas.
"Another thing we'll do, and so many people have been asking me about it, if I run and if I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly," Trump said to applause. "We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly."
Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the worst assault on Congress since the War of 1812. Fueled by Trump's false claims that his November 2020 election defeat was the result of fraud, the attackers sought to stop Congress from certifying Biden's victory.
Trump, who has not said whether he will run for president again after his defeat by Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election, was speaking at a rally in Conroe, Texas.
"Another thing we'll do, and so many people have been asking me about it, if I run and if I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly," Trump said to applause. "We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly."
Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the worst assault on Congress since the War of 1812. Fueled by Trump's false claims that his November 2020 election defeat was the result of fraud, the attackers sought to stop Congress from certifying Biden's victory.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 671 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 2022
OP
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,968 posts)1. "Be quiet. Take the rap. I will help you later."
tanyev
(42,677 posts)6. Is that Rush Limbaugh's brother? Criticizing the GOP response to Jan. 6?
Am I reading that right???
Enter stage left
(3,405 posts)2. So if I understand this correctly, he is admitting they committed...
treason and sedition.
And he is willing to pardon them for the most serious crimes there are against the United States of America.
So, he is admitting he is willing to commit treason and sedition against us, is that what I hear out of his mouth?
He needs to spend the rest of his life in prison, and everyone involved with him should too.
orleans
(34,098 posts)3. lies lies lies. he had the chance to pardon those fucks. he pulls this
quid pro quo (for their vote) and he'll still fuck them over ('cause that's the kind of prick he is)
RockRaven
(15,096 posts)4. He had two weeks to do so originally, and he didn't. But he knows Repuke-voting morons are
fucking credulous, and might believe this twaddle. So he says it. He says anything and everything he thinks any part of the intended audience is dumb enough to believe. He always has, he always will.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)5. Pardon's-R-US.ORG !! 24/7 on call service !!