Pardons for members of government for actions they took from the seat of government just removes the public’s ability to hold our government accountable. We already have too little accountability.
Further because pardons are more likely to be political in nature it allows for a regime to entirely protect themselves when and if they commit abuses of power.
So they broke through fences, climbed up the building, smashed through windows, assaulted the police trying to keep them out of the Capitol which was closed to visitors due to COVID, smeared shit on the walls, stole Pelosi’s laptop, stole furniture, flew Trump and Confederate flags, and tried to break into where the votes were being counted to do… What?
That’s rhetorical, by the way. I don’t give a good goddamn what you “both-sidesing” fascist enablers think. The videos are there to see exactly what they tried to do. The testimonies from the Jan 6 Committee are there.
Also, they were armed with both firearms and makeshift weapons. So go fuck yourself.