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He did not have to do this. He had a lot of opposition within his own party,
Pierce said
I’m just a working man, dude. People like us don't get presidential pardons,
Loftus saidIt’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 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.”I’m the friend of police more than any president that’s ever been in this office,
he saidPresident 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,
she added
I think obviously the pardon authority has really been opened up.”
Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, saidWell, 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 saidNo, the opposite.”
Asked once more whether the pardons were sending a message that assaulting officers is OK, Trump saidDespite our relationships with people who are close to the president, they were extremely tight-lipped
before the ... Bright saidThe fallout from these pardons is that Trump has sent a message that violence is a viable tool for change, as long as it's on his side,
she addedDo the Proud Boys start trying to centralize the organization again, like it was in 2021? That's going to be a big question,
Ms Via saidThe overall consensus was that we would see a differentiation between those who committed violent acts and those who did not,
said Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, a progressive not-for-profit group that opposed the pardonsOur president gave my son and all the J6ers their lives back!"
Zuny Tarrio wrote after
If you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned,
Vice-President JD Vance said a little over a week agoIt's really an unprecedented thing to know that these violent felons who were convicted by a jury of their peers for crimes that were largely broadcast for all the country and the world to see are going to walk free,
he saidDonald Trump ran for office on law and order, so it's shocking and upsetting to see him taking action to pardon violent criminals,
she saidI do not agree with violence against any police officer,
she said,He's a bigger blessing to me than I could ever imagine,
she saidIf we could come together as a country after such a violent act, and after people openly took arms and killed one another... why were we still prosecuting people for criminal trespass four years later after an afternoon's riot?"
he said