US President-elect Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance appear to be in “a bit of a gray area” over the future of January 6 Capitol riot prisoners. While Trump has promised to use his pardon power on behalf of the rioters who tried to overturn the results of the January 6, 2021 election, which Joe Biden won, Vance believes That those responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not have done so. Be forgiven.
“I think it’s very simple, look if you protested peacefully on January 6 and Merrick Garland’s Justice Department accused you of being a gang member,” the US vice president-elect said in an interview with “Fox News.” behaved like this, you should be forgiven.” sunday”.
“If you committed violence that day, obviously you should not be forgiven. And there’s a bit of a gray area there,” he said.
Vance, who will be sworn in as vice president on Jan. 20, said the incoming Trump administration is “very committed” to seeing an equal administration of law, and “in the wake of January 6 we think there are a lot of people who are wrong.” We need to improve the way the case was prosecuted.”
However, his stance on the future of January 6 was criticized by supporters of the Capitol rioters. Later, responding to the criticism, he wrote on X, “I’ve been defending these people for years.”
First, I donated to the J6 Political Prisoner Fund and was cashed in for it during my Senate race. I’ve been defending these people for years.
Second, there were federal informants in the crowd. Do they get forgiveness? I don’t think so. The President is saying that he will see…
– JD Vance (@JDVance) 12 January 2025
“First of all, I donated to the J6 Political Prisoner Fund and got cashed for it during my Senate race. I’ve been defending these people for years. Second, there were federal informants in the mob. Do they get amnesty? I think so “Guess not,” he wrote, responding to podcasters Jodi Hodgtwins.
“The President’s statement that he will look at each case (and I am saying the same) is a point of no return. I assure you, we care about those unjustly detained. Yes, the people instigated in this And this also includes those on whom waste testing has been done,” he further said.
Trump’s stance on the issue
Donald Trump has promised to grant pardons to rioters on “day one” of his presidency, starting on January 20. “Probably, I would do it pretty quickly,” he said recently on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
He said that “Those people have suffered long and hard. And there may be some exceptions to that. I’ll have to see. But, you know, if someone was radical, crazy.”
January 6 Capitol riot
More than 1,500 people were charged with federal crimes over the siege, which injured more than 100 police officers and sent lawmakers into hiding as they stormed the U.S. Capitol to certify Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. Had gathered for.
Those who did not engage in destruction or violence were charged only with misdemeanor crimes for illegally entering the Capitol. However, hundreds of others were charged with serious crimes, including beating police officers.
Leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy in what prosecutors described as a plot to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Republican incumbent Trump to Biden.
