jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 11 days agoTrump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attackwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTrump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attackwww.nbcnews.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoI’m actually surprised he did but I guess Brownshirts gotta come from somewhere. I genuinely thought he’d leave them twisting in the wind.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days 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-up0·11 days 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 actually surprised he did but I guess Brownshirts gotta come from somewhere.
I genuinely thought he’d leave them twisting in the wind.
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.