Revealed: Trump to Pardon January 6th Protesters on “Day One”
During his Sunday appearance on Meet the Press, President Donald Trump said he would pardon January 6 protesters on “day one” of his second non-consecutive term in office.
“I’m going to be acting very quickly. First day,” Trump said. “They’ve been in there for years, and they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.”
Trump also threatened to lock up the “bipartisan” January 6th Committee members, including RINOs Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, who rubber-stamped the biased and politically motivated prosecutions.
Without making any commitments to investigating and prosecuting them, Trump said, “Honestly, they should go to jail.”
President Trump has received pleas from numerous quarters, including the families of the January 6 protesters, some of whom have spent years in prison awaiting trials. Trump has sympathized with their families, acknowledging that “their whole lives have been destroyed” as a result of the ongoing prosecutions.
“I know the system. The system’s a very corrupt system,” Trump added. “They say to a guy, ‘You’re going to go to jail for two years or for 30 years.’ And these guys are looking, their whole lives have been destroyed. For two years, they’ve been destroyed. But the system is a very nasty system.”
Trump had previously stated that he would pardon all protesters who were not involved in violent acts, such as attacks on law enforcement officers. About 1,250 individuals were convicted of or pleaded guilty to various nonviolent misdemeanors stemming from the January 6 protests. This group of protesters includes those charged with “civil disorder,” typical of any protests, contrary to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 231, and “obstructing Congress,” contrary to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1512.
This group will qualify for Trump’s pardon without a hassle as their biggest crime was exercising their right to protest while trespassing in Washington D.C. and looking around.
Another group of protesters qualifying as “nonviolent” includes those convicted of or charged with interfering (not assaulting) with the job of law enforcement officers contrary to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 111.
These protesters were forcibly confronted by police using teargas, flash bangs, and pepper spray amidst surging crowds.
Trump reiterated that “We’re going to keep our promises” on various campaign issues, including pardoning January 6 protesters.
After Biden pardoned his son from a decade-long federal crime spree, there is no reason why Trump cannot extend the same privilege to Americans whose only crime was exercising their right to protest.
Other protesters, including BLM, who looted businesses, set cars ablaze, and shot passersby, have not undergone similar prosecutions.
Trump’s inauguration also faced riots and skirmishes, whose participants were never prosecuted.
