US EditionVance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ‘obviously’ shouldn’t be pardoned
- Vice President-elect JD Vance stated that people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot 'obviously' should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump plans to use his clemency power for many involved in the events of January 6, 2021.
- Vance emphasized in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday' that the pardon issue is 'very simple,' asserting that those who 'protested peacefully' should be pardoned while those who committed violence should not.
- More than 1,500 individuals have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol siege, which resulted in over 100 police officers being injured and lawmakers seeking safety during the certification of Joe Biden's 2020 victory.
- Leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in attempting to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power from Trump to Biden.
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The violent perpetrators of the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack should not be pardoned, incoming US Vice President-elect JD Vance said on Sunday. His view differs from that of President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he would consider pardoning them because a “very corrupt system” gave them “no other option” than violence. The Capitol was attacked four years ago by Trump supporters who were trying to prevent his election defeat from being offi…
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Vice President-elect JD Vance said that people who “committed violence” on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol riots, should “obviously” not be pardoned by President-elect Donald Trump. “I think it’s very simple, look, if you protested peacefully on Jan. 6, and you had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member, you should be pardoned,” Vance said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”
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The position of the vice president-elect of the United States shows disagreement between him and Trump, who declared that he will pardon all those convicted of the invasion on January 6, 2021
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