Politico: Trump Considered Issuing Blanket Pardons For All Capitol Rioters During Final Days Of His Presidency

Politico reports:

In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump seriously considered issuing a blanket pardon for all participants in the Jan. 6 riot, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Between Jan. 6 and Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump made three calls to one adviser to discuss the idea. “Do you think I should pardon them? Do you think it’s a good idea? Do you think I have the power to do it?” Trump told the person, who summarized their conversations.

“Is it everybody that had a Trump sign or everybody who walked into the Capitol” who could be pardoned? Trump asked, according to that adviser. “He said, ‘Some people think I should pardon them.’ He thought if he could do it, these people would never have to testify or be deposed.”

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Trump apparently seriously considering issuing blanket pardons for all insurrectionists before he left office, in case there was any doubt left about his disdain for democracy. https://t.co/j51ChM42Uc

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 2, 2022