jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTrump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attackwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down16
arrow-up1293arrow-down1external-linkTrump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attackwww.nbcnews.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 month agoI’m also surprised he actually gave enough of a shit to pardon them. I assumed he’d just forget about them.
minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoHe doesn’t. He did it in order to set the precedent that crime and violence committed on his behalf will be pardoned.
I’m also surprised he actually gave enough of a shit to pardon them. I assumed he’d just forget about them.
He doesn’t. He did it in order to set the precedent that crime and violence committed on his behalf will be pardoned.