Trump Faces Backlash Over Jan. 6 Pardon Plans Amid Legal Tensions
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A recent Ipsos poll reveals that 64% of Americans oppose President-elect Donald Trump's plan to pardon the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, with only 30% in favor. Trump has prioritized these pardons, but the poll indicates that just 1% of Americans believe it should be his top priority. Even among Republicans, support is tepid, with less than 60% backing the idea. The poll also shows that 53% of Americans view the rioters as insurrectionists, while 33% see them as patriots.
- This Trump idea is ‘terrible, terrible, terrible,’ most Americans say NJ.com
- J6 committee chair seethes over 'threat of vengeful prosecution,' vows to withstand Trump and his ‘minions’ Fox News
- Threatened With Jail, Liz Cheney Condemns Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’ The New York Times
- Column | Trump sees the investigators, not the rioters, as the Jan. 6 criminals The Washington Post
- Republicans stay silent as Trump plans pardons for violent Jan. 6 rioters MSNBC
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