Trump's Promise of Pardons Offers Hope to Capitol Rioters' Families

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In the wake of the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot, families of the accused and convicted rioters have found solace in Donald Trump's vocal support for their cause. Amid ongoing protests outside the Washington DC Central Jail, where many rioters are held, Trump's promises of pardons and assertions of their innocence have resonated deeply with his loyal base.

 

Trump's public displays of solidarity include playing a rendition of the national anthem recorded by the J6 Prison Choir, a group believed to include several incarcerated rioters. His recent social media posts have further reinforced his commitment to their cause, portraying the detainees as "January 6th hostages" deserving of justice.

 

For individuals like Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot during the riot, Trump's assurances offer hope for a fair legal outcome. While acknowledging that not all January 6 participants may be innocent, supporters emphasize the importance of accurate charges and sentencing.

 

Trump's rhetoric regarding the Capitol rioters mirrors his own legal battles, positioning them as victims of political persecution. By framing the attack as a lawful protest, he seeks to galvanize his base and perpetuate narratives of victimhood and bias within the legal system.

While Trump's messaging resonates with his core supporters, it faces scrutiny from critics who view it as a distortion of reality. Polling indicates that the majority of Americans reject the notion that the rioters are being unfairly treated, highlighting a stark partisan divide on the issue.

 

As Trump's campaign rhetoric gains traction among Republican primary voters, it risks alienating swing voters critical to electoral success. Critics warn that appeals to victimhood may repel voters who find the Capitol riot reprehensible.

 

While some Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence, have distanced themselves from Trump's stance, many of his political allies continue to advocate for the rioters' cause. Ultimately, families of the detainees hold onto hope that Trump's return to office will bring relief for their loved ones, whether through pardons or reduced sentences.

 

In a deeply polarized political landscape, Trump's unwavering support for the Capitol rioters underscores the enduring power of partisan narratives and the challenges of achieving bipartisan consensus on issues of justice and accountability.

 

06.04.24

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[Tug]

More human wreackage created by trump it’s unfortunate they believed his lies now they are paying the price.hopefully their leader can join soon!!

[pomchop]

party of law and order my butt...anyone who watched these thugs storm the capitol and bear spray and beat the crap out of cops and thinks that they are not criminals  (who were tried and convicted) should be hailed as heros hostages patriots and given pardons is up to their ears in the cult....Shame on the thugs and shame on anyone who thinks they deserve pardons or praise.

[JonnyF]

Reduced sentences would be more appropriate.  The terms were crazy and clearly politically motivated.

 

BLM riots were much worse but largely ignored. Of course they were minorities and leftists.

[James105]

1 hour ago, pomchop said:

party of law and order my butt...anyone who watched these thugs storm the capitol and bear spray and beat the crap out of cops and thinks that they are not criminals  (who were tried and convicted) should be hailed as heros hostages patriots and given pardons is up to their ears in the cult....Shame on the thugs and shame on anyone who thinks they deserve pardons or praise.

 

They should face the same level of justice that BLM rioters received.  Nothing more, nothing less.   

[Tug]

20 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

They should face the same level of justice that BLM rioters received.  Nothing more, nothing less.   

False equivalence in my opinion the blm protestors were reacting to the extra judicial murder at the hands of the police of a black man the people of color aren’t going to stand for it any longer,nor should WE.the J6 rioters were trying to overthrow our democracy at the behest of Donald jhon trump they got suckered by trumps con they are paying the price.keeping in mind there were thousands of rioters on J6 Les than 500 have been jailed only the most violent rioters were charged 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Reduced sentences would be more appropriate.  The terms were crazy and clearly politically motivated.

 

BLM riots were much worse but largely ignored. Of course they were minorities and leftists.

Nothing to do with your BLM false equivalence Jonny.

 

Riot and insurrection are not the same thing.

[Chomper Higgot]

38 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

They should face the same level of justice that BLM rioters received.  Nothing more, nothing less.   

Another who doesn’t understand the difference between a riot and an insurrection.

[James105]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Another who doesn’t understand the difference between a riot and an insurrection.

 

Sure I do, the BLM riots were violent and destructive.  Whatever passes for "insurrection" nowadays looked like a nerds costume party.  

 

Insurrection:

 

BLM riot

[Chomper Higgot]

3 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

Sure I do, the BLM riots were violent and destructive.  Whatever passes for "insurrection" nowadays looked like a nerds costume party.  

 

Insurrection:

 

BLM riot

No need for photos to misrepresent the difference, the law, the courts and juries have it figured out.

[Walker88]

Poor little trumpers. Woe is you. "BLM was as bad" Blah Blah Blah.

 

The goobers---so stupid they bought traitor trump's lie---tried to overthrow US democracy. They tried to find the Vice President to hang him. They would likely have killed the Speaker of the House if they had found her. The beat, bear-sprayed and injured 140 police. They shAt on the floor of the US Capitol and rubbed it on the walls.

 

"Just typical tourists", as some idiot Repub said, they were not.

 

Silly little low IQ trumpers equate all that to looting a pair of Nikes. Blah blah blah, look what those N-word did! (That's the racists equivocation). The goobers get their usual Fox-provided talking points.

 

Every last one of the 6 January terrorists should have been Babbitized.  Or napalmed.

 

Being stupid is no excuse. Being gullible is no excuse. They were terrorists and should be dealt with as we deal with terrorists like Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab al-Zaqawi, etc.

Edited April 6 by Walker88

[candide]

5 hours ago, James105 said:

 

They should face the same level of justice that BLM rioters received.  Nothing more, nothing less.   

Why? Did the BLM riotets assault the Capitol in order to steal an election?

[candide]

6 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Reduced sentences would be more appropriate.  The terms were crazy and clearly politically motivated.

 

BLM riots were much worse but largely ignored. Of course they were minorities and leftists.

 

5 hours ago, James105 said:

 

They should face the same level of justice that BLM rioters received.  Nothing more, nothing less.   

As usual, you believe the right-wing propaganda claiming that BLM rioters have not been severly punished! :😆

 

The AP found that more than 120 defendants across the United States have pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of federal crimes including rioting, arson and conspiracy. More than 70 defendants who’ve been sentenced so far have gotten an average of about 27 months behind bars. At least 10 received prison terms of five years or more.

 

Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters

https://apnews.com/article/records-rebut-claims-jan-6-rioters-55adf4d46aff57b91af2fdd3345dace8

 

P.S. I forgot to mention that Biden does not intend to pardon the BLM rioters

Edited April 6 by candide

[candide]

And after their pardon, the Conald will personally give them brown shirts as a proof of gratitude! 😃

[riclag]

“Like many reasonable Americans, I am concerned about the possibility that political objectives motivated the vigor of the prosecution of the J6 defendants, their long sentences, and their harsh treatment,” he said. “That would fit a disturbing pattern of the weaponization of government agencies — the DOJ, the IRS, the SEC, the FBI, etc. — against political opponents.”
 

RFK Jr. vows to appoint special counsel to look into Capitol riot cases against Trump, supporters

https://nypost.com/2024/04/05/us-news/rfk-jr-vows-to-appoint-special-counsel-to-look-into-capitol-riot-cases-against-trump-supporters/

 

Rfk jr comment about the Dems attempt to divide America  and the weaponization of agencies regarding J6. 
 Trump has mentioned before to treat the protesters on a case by case scale.

 

TDS is a sickness 

 

imop

 

[candide]

20 minutes ago, riclag said:

“Like many reasonable Americans, I am concerned about the possibility that political objectives motivated the vigor of the prosecution of the J6 defendants, their long sentences, and their harsh treatment,” he said. “That would fit a disturbing pattern of the weaponization of government agencies — the DOJ, the IRS, the SEC, the FBI, etc. — against political opponents.”
 

RFK Jr. vows to appoint special counsel to look into Capitol riot cases against Trump, supporters

https://nypost.com/2024/04/05/us-news/rfk-jr-vows-to-appoint-special-counsel-to-look-into-capitol-riot-cases-against-trump-supporters/

 

Rfk jr comment about the Dems attempt to divide America  and the weaponization of agencies regarding J6. 
 Trump has mentioned before to treat the protesters on a case by case scale.

 

TDS is a sickness 

 

imop

 

It confirms that Rfk jr is courting Trump's electorate. 

 

It's actually quite interesting. While Nikki Haley (for the time being, she has not declared any intent to candidate as independent) was clearly targeting non-Trumpers, it seems that this guy is targeting Trumpers.

Edited April 6 by candide

[riclag]

4 hours ago, James105 said:

 

Sure I do, the BLM riots were violent and destructive.  Whatever passes for "insurrection" nowadays looked like a nerds costume party.  

 

Insurrection:

 

BLM riot

Well said ! I also agree with your Comparison of fairness.

All rioters should be treated equally!

Many of these J6  protesters caught up in the Summer of Love riots were

acting out similar to the lefts Marxists

burning & looting and murdering.

Remember the church burning and the 300 police officers assaulted protecting the white house .

[eisfeld]

The comparisons to other riots are missing that this one was an attack at the heart of the democracy. Certicifcation of a vote. It's an attack on the nation itself and was unprecedented. Harsh sentencing should be expected. To even float the idea of pardons for these attackers is doing damage to the nation. What a never ending disaster this guy is.

[candide]

So Trump wants to pardon the mob he "did not" incite to assault the Capitol! 😆

Incoherence is a permanent feature of the MAGA universe!

[sirineou]

8 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Reduced sentences would be more appropriate.  The terms were crazy and clearly politically motivated.

The sentences were in line with sentencing guidelines. If they were not there are appeal procedures to have the sentences reduced

8 hours ago, JonnyF said:

BLM riots were much worse but largely ignored. Of course they were minorities and leftists.

I missed it where BLM stormed the capital. and attempted to overthrow a democratic election. 

[James105]

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

The sentences were in line with sentencing guidelines. If they were not there are appeal procedures to have the sentences reduced

I missed it where BLM stormed the capital. and attempted to overthrow a democratic election. 

 

I must have missed the part where they rocked up in armoured tanks along with the threat of nuclear destruction that would be required to effectively overthrow the government in the USA.  What were they armed with... a spear??!   You have all drunk way too much cool-aid from the teats of CNN, MSNBC etc and seem to lack any critical thinking or observational skills of your own if that is really what you think when looking at these pictures.   

 

It was a protest that crossed the line to include trespass and the sentences should really have reflected that.  The minute you think what you saw there was an "insurrection" is the point you should look long and hard in the mirror at what CNN et all have turned you into.   

[metisdead]

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[Walker88]

50 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

I must have missed the part where they rocked up in armoured tanks along with the threat of nuclear destruction that would be required to effectively overthrow the government in the USA.  What were they armed with... a spear??!   You have all drunk way too much cool-aid from the teats of CNN, MSNBC etc and seem to lack any critical thinking or observational skills of your own if that is really what you think when looking at these pictures.   

 

It was a protest that crossed the line to include trespass and the sentences should really have reflected that.  The minute you think what you saw there was an "insurrection" is the point you should look long and hard in the mirror at what CNN et all have turned you into.   

Let me try to spell it out for you:

 

The terrorists were going to kill the Vice President and Speaker of the House. They had allies in the House who actually voted to NOT certify the election even AFTER trump's goons attacked. Had the goobers killed enough Dems, the House vote would have not certified the election.

 

Please tell me how a 'peaceful transition' would have taken place had it gone that way? trump would have just said, "Oh, I'm going; here's the front door keys, Joe"

 

So intent was traitor trump in not leaving that he subsequently was intimately involved in the Fake Elector scheme, which is why he is under indictment. His violent coup failed, so he was going to try Fake Electors. US Democracy would have ended, and the US would be under a dictator.

 

If you had read the court filings, you would know that part of the scheme involved appointing an oil spill lawyer Jeffrey Clarke as Acting AG, because that AG would have helped invoked the Insurrection Act, which would have allowed trump to put the military in the street and stay in power.

 

YOU have no critical thinking skills, or else are too deep in trump's weeds to see what is right in front of sane and rational people's faces.

 

Karl Rove, hardly a liberal Democrat, said just last week that the 6 Jan imprisoned at "thugs", not hostages, and that every one of them not yet caught should be rounded up and jailed.

 

 

Edited April 6 by Walker88

[sirineou]

51 minutes ago, James105 said:

I must have missed the part where they rocked up in armoured tanks along with the threat of nuclear destruction that would be required to effectively overthrow the government in the USA. 

Very lame reply. LOL you set up a straw man and then you knock it down 

52 minutes ago, James105 said:

It was a protest that crossed the line to include trespass and the sentences should really have reflected that. 

also lame, and legally uninformed.

In the legal system you don't get reduction points for being inept. 

"Hey sure I tried to kill the guy, but my gun wasn't big enough" 

57 minutes ago, James105 said:

The minute you think what you saw there was an "insurrection" is the point you should look long and hard in the mirror at what CNN et all have turned you into.   

[candide]

4 hours ago, James105 said:

 

I must have missed the part where they rocked up in armoured tanks along with the threat of nuclear destruction that would be required to effectively overthrow the government in the USA.  What were they armed with... a spear??!   You have all drunk way too much cool-aid from the teats of CNN, MSNBC etc and seem to lack any critical thinking or observational skills of your own if that is really what you think when looking at these pictures.   

 

It was a protest that crossed the line to include trespass and the sentences should really have reflected that.  The minute you think what you saw there was an "insurrection" is the point you should look long and hard in the mirror at what CNN et all have turned you into.   

You can call it whatever you want, fact is that they assaulted the Capitol in order to overturn the result of a free and fair election.

[still kicking]

15 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Reduced sentences would be more appropriate.  The terms were crazy and clearly politically motivated.

 

BLM riots were much worse but largely ignored. Of course they were minorities and leftists.

Stick to British polices 

[Yellowtail]

Why is January 6th being called a riot now?

 

I thought it was an insurrection, no?

 

Guess the left just made all of that up...

 

[kwonitoy]

17 hours ago, James105 said:

 

Sure I do, the BLM riots were violent and destructive.  Whatever passes for "insurrection" nowadays looked like a nerds costume party.  

 

Insurrection:

 

BLM riot

 

January 6 Insurrection

 

 

BLM protest 

 

 

There, fixed that for you

How any sane person can view the thousands of hours of January 6 and say it was just folks sightseeing is absolutely ludacris

[Emdog]

17 hours ago, James105 said:

 

I must have missed the part where they rocked up in armoured tanks along with the threat of nuclear destruction that would be required to effectively overthrow the government in the USA.  What were they armed with... a spear??!   You have all drunk way too much cool-aid from the teats of CNN, MSNBC etc and seem to lack any critical thinking or observational skills of your own if that is really what you think when looking at these pictures.   

 

It was a protest that crossed the line to include trespass and the sentences should really have reflected that.  The minute you think what you saw there was an "insurrection" is the point you should look long and hard in the mirror at what CNN et all have turned you into.   

93% of those locked up in DC are there for assaulting capitol police.... the ones protecting our elected officials, you know, essential functionaries of a democracy. Not so much simple crime like trespass but attempt to stop the government from doing required duties as outlined in the Constitution. Any minimizing or excuse making is shameful

[Yellowtail]

28 minutes ago, Emdog said:

93% of those locked up in DC are there for assaulting capitol police.... the ones protecting our elected officials, you know, essential functionaries of a democracy. Not so much simple crime like trespass but attempt to stop the government from doing required duties as outlined in the Constitution. Any minimizing or excuse making is shameful

Yet none of the capital police were seriously injured during the "insurrection" even though hundreds of people were assaulting them, got it.

 

You go lefty!