45th President Donald Trump told a CNN Town Hall that he will likely pardon a “large portion” of protesters convicted of federal crimes as part of the January 6 protests.
As part of the Town Hall on Monday night, Trump was asked by Wayne Beyer, a retired attorney, whether he would pardon any of the “January 6 rioters who were convicted of federal offences.”
In response, Trump, who has often been supportive of those protesters who were convicted and charged because of their actions at the Capitol two years, replied that he was “inclined to pardon many of them.” He refused to promise to pardon “every single one, because a couple of them probably they got out of control,” he added.
The 45th President pointed to the actions of antifa rioters, and BLM activists in cities like Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle, and others, that resulted in the deaths of “many people,” who have a much lower conviction and charge rate.
Trump previously said that under his new administration, he would also investigate “Marxist local district attorneys” who were refusing to prosecute violent criminals like antifa rioters, and instead focusing on conservatives and supporters of his America First agenda.
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“I’m not trying to justify anything, but you have two standards of justice in this country,” Trump continued. “What they’ve done to these people is persecuted these people, and yeah, my answer is I am most likely, if I get in, I will most likely, I would say it would be a large portion of them. You know, they did a very, and it will be very early on.”
The former President added that those in jail for alleged offences committed on January 6 were “living in hell,” with reports of mistreatment being probed by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.
Last week, the most recent January 6 prosecution concluded with Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl, members of the Proud Boys, being convicted of conspiracy to commit sedition and obstruct an official proceeding, among other charges.
Following the Town Hall, Rick Wilson, the founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, advised Republican hopefuls to call off their campaigns and accept the fact that Trump will be the 2024 presidential nominee.
“Whatever the f**k they thought they were going to get out of this, they instead have set a match to democracy once again,” Wilson exclaimed in a video posted to Twitter.
