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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRawStory: Trump risks 'significant blowback' with decision on pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
RawStory - Trump risks 'significant blowback' with decision on pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
Travis Gettys
November 12, 2024
9:38AM ET
Donald Trump has pledged to pardon the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, but he faces "significant blowback" no matter how he chooses to approach the matter.
The president-elect's loyalists expect him to grant maximum clemency to even the most violent rioters, but a solid majority of voters oppose that and some of Trump's GOP allies have urged him not to pardon anyone who assaulted police at the U.S. Capitol, reported CNN.
Hes got a tough decision to make, said Jeffrey Crouch, an expert on presidential pardons who teaches at American University. Does he do nothing, allow the court cases to proceed, and risk angering his base? Or does he abuse the pardon power to grant clemency to insurrectionists?
Micki Witthoeft, the mother of slain rioter Ashli Babbitt, is a leader in a national movement of MAGA activists pushing for the release of Jan. 6 defendants, and Trump risks angering some of his most vocal supporters if he decides to let some of them remain behind bars.
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Travis Gettys
November 12, 2024
9:38AM ET
Donald Trump has pledged to pardon the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, but he faces "significant blowback" no matter how he chooses to approach the matter.
The president-elect's loyalists expect him to grant maximum clemency to even the most violent rioters, but a solid majority of voters oppose that and some of Trump's GOP allies have urged him not to pardon anyone who assaulted police at the U.S. Capitol, reported CNN.
Hes got a tough decision to make, said Jeffrey Crouch, an expert on presidential pardons who teaches at American University. Does he do nothing, allow the court cases to proceed, and risk angering his base? Or does he abuse the pardon power to grant clemency to insurrectionists?
Micki Witthoeft, the mother of slain rioter Ashli Babbitt, is a leader in a national movement of MAGA activists pushing for the release of Jan. 6 defendants, and Trump risks angering some of his most vocal supporters if he decides to let some of them remain behind bars.
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RawStory: Trump risks 'significant blowback' with decision on pardons for Jan. 6 rioters (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Nov 12
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Seriously? Well, Travis, he's gonna pardon them all without a thought given.
travelingthrulife
Nov 12
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Johnny2X2X
(21,881 posts)1. LOl
Blowback is meaningless to them now. They don't care what the voters will think, they no longer need to, Trum p literally said this.
bucolic_frolic
(47,583 posts)2. Pardons are not for the guilty. Pardons are to greenlight henchmen.
A country without laws is coming for you.
Henry203
(178 posts)3. He will release them
and his fans will cheer.
usedtobedemgurl
(1,448 posts)4. Blowback from who?
His pardons were part of the appeal for those who voted for him. Maybe some, like Susan Collins, will express concern!
Prairie Gates
(3,568 posts)5. LOL
There is no downside to Trump pardoning every single one of them, including those who attacked police officers. There is only downside if he doesn't. Every single one of them will be out of prison by Valentine's Day. Hell, Dominic Pezzola might be made Commandant of the Marine Corps.
ScratchCat
(2,470 posts)6. You can't pardon someone
Who committed a crime on your behalf. This is a well-established legal understanding.
Prairie Gates
(3,568 posts)8. G'luck with that
travelingthrulife
(943 posts)7. Seriously? Well, Travis, he's gonna pardon them all without a thought given.
Man, these people.