Summary
Donald Trump has vowed to pardon non-violent January 6 rioters when he returns to office, sparking hope among his supporters.
Many convicted for their roles in the Capitol attack anticipate their lives will improve once pardoned, viewing the event as government repression rather than an attack on democracy.
While Trump supporters view the pardons as a means of justice, critics argue they could embolden future violence.
Critics warn that mass pardons could set a dangerous precedent, with 61% of Americans opposing the move.
Tough to say for certain. There are zero political consequences for him now in pardoning them, and it will really ‘own the libs’, so I think there’s a better than 50/50 chance he does it.
There is also absolutely no reason for him to do it.
If he does it, it will be purely out of spite
Well, he does have a lot of spite.
So it’s back to 50/50
He might pardon a couple of them just to get a sound bite out of it, but once he’s shown that he “won” by pardoning a couple he won’t give a shit anymore and he’ll leave the rest to rot in prison.
Yeh, fair point. Getting the last word in
He’ll just manage to royally piss off every DC Police Officer who fought (and in many cases were injured , or worse) those self-proclaimed peaceful protestors that were anything but. The last thing he wants is a police force that would turn their back on him when he needs them most.
The big question is whether or not somebody with enough influence in Trumps orbit managed to explain that clearly to him in third grade terms he can understand.
You mean the ones that betrayed him by not stepping aside and allow the insurecction to happen? They’ll be lucky if they arent replaced with loyalists in a week.