Trump will 'most likely' pardon Capitol rioters on Day 1 and says Jan. 6 committee members should be jailed

[highplainsdem]

Source: NBC

President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to issue pardons to his supporters involved in the attacks on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as soon as his first day in office, saying those incarcerated are “living in hell.”

Trump’s comments, the most sweeping he’s made since winning the 2024 election, came during an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. He also said that he will not seek to turn the Justice Department on his political foes, and warned that some members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack “should go to jail.”

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Trump said that he would not direct Pam Bondi, his nominee to be the next attorney general, to investigate special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two separate federal cases against Trump that were ultimately dropped after the election. Trump called Smith “deranged” and said he thinks he is “very corrupt.” Ultimately, he said, he’d leave those decisions to Bondi, and said he would not direct her to prosecute Smith.

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He singled out Republican Liz Cheney, a vocal Trump critic who left Congress, and Democrat Bennie Thompson, who chaired the committee, saying they had destroyed the evidence collected in their investigation and “those people committed a major crime.”

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-will-likely-pardon-capitol-rioters-day-1-says-jan-6-committee-me-rcna183275

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NBC News video:

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-says-everyone-on-the-jan-6-committee-including-liz-cheney-should-go-to-jail-226490437697

[paleotn]

1. He says a lot of things.

Someone should keep a tally of what he says compared to what actually happens. That's the thing with guys like him. In my experience, they spew a lot, but act on very little. It's "performance art."

[Jimvanhise]

2. NO EVIDENCE WAS DESTROYED

Trump is lying again but he was already informed all of the evidence has been preserved on line. But Trump needs to make up lies about his perceived enemies so that he can rewrite history to justify his own actions. Where is the deep state when we need them?

[Dave Bowman]

3. Trump called Smith "deranged"

Look who's talking.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. If insurrectionists are "living in hell" aren't all other prisoners too?

He's coming close to saying empty the jails altogether.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

5. Can somebody, anybody...

Please make this stop, permanently?

[Wavelight]

6. There were

Two failed attempts

[PortTack]

7. Sadly neither were anywhere near as well executed as the uhc person

[republianmushroom]

8. The convicted felon should be setting in a prison cell.

With those insurrectionist. Thank you Merrick the Meek.

46 months and counting.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. "Merrick the Meek." I like that. n/t

[pfitz59]

9. I caught part of this

He was disgusting as ever.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. "I'm not ordering you to jail these people, but these people are corrupt and belong in jail"

"And I am appointing you to the position where you can bring charges against them. And I can fire you any time I like. And I can appoint a successor who could bring charges against you too."

[pnwmom]

12. Why would anyone want that job, knowing they could be the next victim? nt

[Fullduplexxx]

11. He was going to anyway, he said so a long time ago

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

13. We are living on the Bizzaro planet.

Wrong is right, bad is good, war is peace, ugly is beautiful and vice versa, and the mentally unstable least qualified person ever to hold the office of president has his stubby little finger on the nuclear war Red Button.

Time for another run to the liquor store.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. He is certifiable. And very dangerous. Domestic terrorist??

[Boomerproud]

16. Did Welker say one word to challenge him?

Back to the Twightlight Zone.

[highplainsdem]

18. Yes, but he just insisted he was right, and kept talking.

[uncledad]

19. Of course not

If she asked him for evidence he wouldn't come back! He's part of the NBC family!

[uncledad]

17. saying they had destroyed the evidence collected in their investigation

Did Chuck Welker ask him for evidence, me thinks hell no?

[sakabatou]

20. Trump really loves his revenge missions

[AntiFascist]

21. Blue states should begin thinking about 2nd Amendment militia deterrants...

to prepare for a time when and if he goes completely anti-Constitutional. Turning against his high-level political enemies may only be the beginning. Keep in mind what happened to Assad, Yoon....Ceaușescus.