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The DOJ placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they referred to Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by Trump as a 'mob of rioters' in a sentencing memo, amid ongoing investigations into their conduct and the broader implications of the pardons.
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.
Donald Trump has announced plans to pardon Jan. 6 rioters and attempt to end birthright citizenship on his first day back in office if re-elected. In an NBC interview, Trump expressed his intention to use executive action to challenge the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to those born in the U.S. Legal experts argue such actions would be unconstitutional, and litigation is expected if Trump proceeds.
Prosecutors are seeking fines in addition to prison sentences for convicted Jan. 6 rioters who raised thousands of dollars on conservative crowdfunding site GiveSendGo under the guise of legal fee fundraising. Many of these individuals are using free public defenders, raising questions about where the donations are going. Prosecutors have requested fines equal to the amount raised be imposed on these individuals as punishment.
Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson has promised not to issue "blanket pardons" to those convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol if he is elected president. Hutchinson's stance contrasts with those of the two front-runners in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who have both said they would consider pardons for the rioters. Hutchinson has emerged as a key Republican voice refuting Trump's false claims of election fraud and has called on Trump to drop out of the 2024 race.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running for president, said he would consider pardoning people involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including former President Donald Trump. DeSantis claimed that the Justice Department and the FBI had been "weaponized" to unevenly punish people from "disfavored groups." He also said he would be "aggressive" in issuing pardons for pro-life demonstrators and parents arrested over their actions at school board meetings. Trump has praised the rioters, many of them convicted of violent crimes, and earlier this month said he would pardon a "large portion" of those convicted of federal offenses for their roles in the riot.
Former national security adviser John Bolton has said that world leaders think former President Donald Trump is a "laughing fool." Bolton also criticized Trump's suggestion that he could end Russia's war in Ukraine in one day if he wins reelection, calling it "flatly wrong." Bolton also took aim at Trump's suggestion that he would consider pardoning Jan. 6 rioters if he wins the presidency, calling it "virtually treasonous."
Former President Donald Trump disparaged writer E. Jean Carroll in a CNN town hall Wednesday night, one day after a federal jury in New York found him liable for battery and defamation in a civil trial stemming from allegations he raped Carroll in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. The jury did not find Trump liable for rape but did find that he sexually abused Carroll and then defamed her when she came forward several years ago. Trump called Carroll's story "fake" and "made up," even though a jury unanimously and swiftly agreed on the verdict. Trump also said he's "inclined" to pardon his supporters convicted of various charges for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol and efforts to alter the results of the election.