“If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly,” Trump said Saturday night during a rally in Conroe, Texas. “And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons because they are being treated so unfairly.”
The offer represents an attempt by Trump to further minimize the most significant attack on the seat of government since the War of 1812. Participants smashed through windows, assaulted police officers and sent lawmakers and congressional staff fleeing for their lives while trying to halt the peaceful transition of power and the certification of rival Joe Biden’s victory.
More than 700 people have been arrested and charged with federal crimes in connection with the riot, marking the largest investigation in the Justice Department’s history. The tally includes more than 150 people charged with assaulting police officers, more than 50 charged with conspiracy, and charges of seditious conspiracy against the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, and 10 other members or associates.
If Trump gets back in the USA is fucked, isn’t it? No consequences in the 18 months he’s been gone; he’ll continue to dismantle everything he started to destroy during his first term.
TFG is again fomenting future violence!
It represents far more then minimizing the attack. Why does the media continue to minimize Trump’s words and actions?
Sorry Trump, you will be in prison!
And the fools will fall for it …… again!
Pardons wasn't the point of that rally. He's trying to gin up the crowd to revolt if/when he is arrested.
WBEN He set it up and walked away from a blatant voter steal for America.
There is a Spanish phrase that describes this: Obstrucción de la justicia.
Donkey Trump's talk of pardons for Jan 6 supporters that were arrested is like a snake with no fangs. He is just looking for people stupid enough to believe his lies.
Sounds like obstruction of justice to me...
This is an insurrectionist offering to pardon an insurrectionist? Just how delusional do you have to be either to make the offer or believe it?
If he was serious he would have done it on January 7. More lies.
Of course he is, this isn't news
Ok, Repubs, but tell us again how Dems are letting criminals loose...or preach about the crime rate again. Every Repub should be asked to respond to this since it's going to be their backsides being chased thru airports (again) by these same people.
Didn’t they get duped by him already?
It’s all part of the continuing CON! He bloviates and insinuates in an effort to rile up his lemmings ! He thinks he is immune from prosecution ! Surprise Donny !! Your FINISHED !
FTP!
Trump is not pro-USA, pro-life, or pro-GOP. He is pro-himself. He’s calling, again, for a bigger protest!He’s running around planting seeds and creating a weaponized army by telling the same misinformation & pandering to far right/Q crowd. stopTrump treason sedition
Trump’s “minimizing” of Jan 6 isn’t really minimizing when it churns up TheBigLie. He’s setting in motion a more violent, frenzied, & deadly war that spills out all over the streets, state houses, & politicians’ homes & offices across America. TheJusticeDept January6thCmte
He also encouraged more attacks
Shame on CEO Texans and pastors to let this go without a response. Pastor Hagee, Joel, Jakes and others....where are you? Texans are suppose to be God fearing and love country. This high evil represent neither. WWJD? Rebuke Texas pastors. HageeMinistries TBN BishopJakes
All of them are Timothy McVeighs in training. Good job republicans 🤬🤬🤬
Don't kid yourself. He's really suggesting he'll pardon anyone that supports him in all FUTURE attacks.
Not minimize; maximize.
Desperation is setting in
Traitors asking criminals to be traitors?
We need to repeat the 1964 Freedom Summer and pay students to enroll voters
If he is elected - I guess it’s what America wants. They seemed determined to follow this guy - crazy as it appears to the rest of the world.
It's also a blatant attempt to influence witnesses, interfere with the investigations, and generally obstruct justice. What are you going to do about it TheJusticeDept ?
BECAUSE HE KNOWS THEY ARE GUILTY!
The GOP is trying their best to strip voting rights from millions, while their messiah wants to pardon his cult that beat cops and tried to make his coup a reality. Yea totally normal 👍
“If I run…” he says. There is every chance that he will not be able to run ? Who knows?
Calling for further abuse of the pardon system. Calling for more violent uprisings when justice is served on him. No policy positions, no solutions, just endless white grievance and dog whistling. That this guy isn’t in prison yet is absurd.
Did he lose weight?
sallyagale More obstruction of Justice
TraitorsSupportTraitorTrump
WHAT'S YOUR NEXT MOVE 'HITLER' ?
I wonder what is next? Pardons for murderers who praise Trump?
Why would he pardon ANTIFA and BLM? I thought he said they were responsible.
So his plan is to pardon himself if he gets re-elected? Didn't he learn that was a big NO? Better pick up the pace Jan 6 Committee.
He isn't even in the position to pardon a turkey. He needs to worry about dodging prison with his kids.
Fun fact: President Bill Clinton commuted the sentence of Susan Rosenberg, the leftist terrorist that set off bombs in the Capitol building in 1996.
Yet you further exasperate it. Quit lying to yourselves thinking it was a real insurrection
Additional proof that he is NOT a patriotic American.
He’s also hoping people will stop giving testimony knowing they might receive presidential pardons. Knowingly obstructing Justice
Obstruction! Count 154.
Isn’t pardoning an admittance of guilt?
And MORE IMPORTANTLY a call to violence if he gets indicted. How long will cspan allow them to use their channel for a call to arms?
Still an idiot
Further proof he doesn’t grasp the gravity of the events of Jan 6th. His words continue to divide this country. disgusted
He didn't pardon the rioters from his first attack. I would hope that his supporters are smart enough to realize that.
He will continue to do this so long DOJ does not pin him down with an indictment
Jail all who were involved from the top the meaning all the men and woman who called for J6 rally all the way down to the last person who enter in or broke glass in our scared institution 'The Capital' Never in American History has this ever happened and must be Stopped now.
Wait, trump wants to pardon Antifa? Or is the story now back to the FBI? Wait, the TrumpTerrorists are now patriots again? Make up your minds, FFS.
Deplorable.
In other words, nothing short of the overthrow of the Government.
We’ve reached the “I did it and it’s fine” stage of laundering Trump’s treason. Most media will keep covering Trump as if he’s separate from the events 1/6 even though he’s central to them and embracing them and continuing to incite violence and divide the nation with his big lie
JonLemire The odds are against him given he’ll be in prison!
This guy is twisted and dangerous! There is no end to the damage he’s already done to fragment our country.
Wow! Who does the AP work for? Independent reliable news source? Or bought and paid for by the establishment?
JonLemire Trump sent the invite to his coup... “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
You mean that same people he could have pardoned before he left office? The ones he left dangling in the wind because they acted on his behest? Yeah, that's going to happen. Right.
But but but he said Antifa attacked the Capital 🤪
That’s just so they won’t testify against him. Is this witness tampering or is this bribery?
This country is in big, possibly fatal, trouble if this man and/or his disciples win power in November. Not a matter of economy or vaccines, or even politics. It has everything to do with ego,anger and authoritarianism that will upend our rule of law. TrumpCult TrulyTrumped
This is witness tampering, pure and simple.
Kinda like the AP and other enemy of the people media minimized all the death and destruction in the summer of 2020.
He might be in jail himself
Wasn’t it the democrats who impersonated MAGA people
Is Trump encouraging another attack?
No shame. No class. No morals. No clue. Kind of speaks to the state of the American population.
He is inciting riot again when he is indicted.
Oh look, the leader of a terror group trying to pardon his disciples. Who didn't see that coming? 😒
Felony obstruction of justice and witness tampering before your very eyes and AP headline makes it sound somewhat reasonable
Isn't offering pardon for payment of illegal activity you asked them to do illegal? GOPTraitorsToDemocracy Genuine Oppressive Perfidiousness
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