US EditionFormer Jan. 6 prosecutor warns Trump's pardons could encourage future political violence
- Michael Romano, a former Justice Department supervisor, resigned after President Donald Trump announced pardons for those involved in the January 6 Capitol attack, indicating it would be "untenable" for him to stay due to the pardons and false narratives being spread about January 6th.
- Romano warned that Trump's pardons could embolden right-wing extremists and lead to future political violence, remarking that the pardons signal that supporting the president may result in immunity from consequences for violent acts.
- Trump defended his pardons as necessary for national reconciliation, claiming prior sentences for defendants were "ridiculous and excessive," while Romano argued that the justice system treated January 6 defendants fairly, noting their own filmed crimes as overwhelming evidence.
- Romano emphasized the importance of understanding the truth about January 6, stating that the prosecution left a historical record of the events that cannot be changed.
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Former Jan. 6 prosecutor warns Trump's pardons could encourage future political violence
Michael Romano spent more than 17 years at the Justice Department, eventually becoming a supervisor on the team that would prosecute more than 1,500 people charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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