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My understanding, there was a range of actions that he took and I guess I want to look and see what those are.”
John Hoeven told The Independent
I’ve got concerns with any pardons for people who did any harm to police officers. Full stop. And I’ve also got serious concerns with all of the pardons by Biden including the prospective pardons. That may mean we need to look at what that authority really entails.”
Thom Tillis also appeared to agree with Vance’s comment, telling CNNI have been betrayed by my country, and I’ve been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump, whether you voted for him because he promised these pardons, or for some other reason, you knew that this was coming. And here we are.”
Brian Fanone, a former DC Metropolitan police officer, told CNNI’m disappointed to see that and I do fear the message that is sent to these great men and women that stood by us,
she told the HuffPostTrump just said: ‘F*** it: Release ‘em all,
an adviser familiar with the discussions told the AxiosI’m just a working man, dude. People like us don't get presidential pardons,
Loftus said
He did not have to do this. He had a lot of opposition within his own party,
Pierce saidThe rule of law is dead in this country. We are now in the age of government lawlessness,
Fanone said
Due to the corrupt process of these prosecutions, President Trump rightly decided to grant a broad pardon to all wrongfully convicted of January 6 protesters,
Van Kirk wrote to NBC NewsI’m going to do case-by-case, and if they were non-violent, I think they’ve been greatly punished,
Trump told “Time” magazine in DecemberThese people have already served years in prison and they’ve served them viciously,
he addedIf there is proof that you assaulted a police officer, there needs to be consequences,
Thomas saidJoe Biden pardoned his family,
Davis said
I don’t know what the staff work was like on that,
former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., a Trump ally who attended Monday’s inauguration, said in an interviewHe freed child rapists and murderers from death row, and he pardoned a monster who murdered two FBI agents,
Davis said, referring to Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who has long maintained his innocence and had his life sentence commutedEveryone has been clear that we were looking at all the cases and the ultimate decision, which the Vice President ended up being a driving force behind, was more encompassing action,
the second transition official wrote to NBC NewsHis support for these people dates back at least two-and-a-half years,
this person saidWe’ll take a look at everything. But I can say this, murderers today are not even charged. You have murders that aren’t charged all over.”
When told it was a pardon, the president repliedHe is who he is,
a person who worked on Trump’s transition team told NBC NewsTrump has been on the receiving end of Joe Biden’s politicized and weaponized justice department,
he said