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riversedge

(73,680 posts) Sun Jan 12, 2025, 04:19 AM 12 hrs ago

Vance Says Violent Jan. 6 Protesters Shouldn't Be Pardoned

Source: bloomberg.com

By Wendy Benjaminson January 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM CST

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President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly vowed during his campaign that on his first day in office he would pardon the protesters who stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of the 2020 election, which President Joe Biden won.

Five people died as a result of the violence and the hundreds injured included 174 police officers. Some 127 defendants were convicted on at least one charge related to the riot.

“If you protested peacefully on January 6, and you had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member, you should be pardoned,” Vance said in an interview to air Sunday on Fox News Sunday. “If you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.”

Trump has begun to modify his promise since winning election, saying that “many” will be pardoned and that there could be exceptions for people who “got out of control.” But he hasn’t made the clear distinction that Vance made between violent and non-violent protesters......

Read more: Capitol Rioter on Way to Prison Predicts Trump Will Pardon Him

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-12/vance-says-violent-jan-6-protesters-shouldn-t-be-pardoned

Vance has not elaborated on what he means by non-violent either!!

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Demonstrators attempt to breach the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.Photographer: Victor J. Blue/

As the Jan 6 community was celebrating today because Suzanne Monk TOLD them everyone was getting pardoned, here comes JD Vance claiming if you committed violence, no go.

Who is he talking about? I’ll start-Copeland. List your thoughts.

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Vance Says Violent Jan. 6 Protesters Shouldn't Be Pardoned (Original Post) riversedge 12 hrs ago OP

"If you protested peacefully on January 6, and you had Merrick Garland's Department of Justice treat you like elleng 12 hrs ago #1

That's easy enough then, because the people who protested peacefully on Jan. 6..... Think. Again. 11 hrs ago #2

This is a promising development, showing that insiders can actually disagree with Trump and survive (so far). TheRickles 8 hrs ago #3

Vance is the only one that Trump can't fire Polybius 3 hrs ago #11

True, but I bet DJT could find a way. TheRickles 3 hrs ago #12

Vance is a lot of things, but he's not an idiot Polybius 3 hrs ago #13

I wonder if J.D. cleared that with his big boss man? ReRe 7 hrs ago #4

Vance must be thinking -- well, dreaming maybe -- ahead to a Vance-Thiel-Musk triumvirate. KPN 5 hrs ago #5

Interesting. I wonder if he's trying to appear the sane alternative. NH Ethylene 5 hrs ago #6

That ship sailed when he objected to fact-checking during the debate. n/t intheflow 4 hrs ago #8

Perhaps, and he was the only Republican who clapped when Harris announced the Electoral Votes for her and Walz Polybius 3 hrs ago #10

Who? Dem2theMax 4 hrs ago #7

Pfffttt....he's just claiming they all protested "peacefully" as Trump has Bengus81 4 hrs ago #9

Perhaps some day I'll give a fuck what JD thinks or says JoseBalow 3 hrs ago #14

elleng

(137,209 posts)

1. "If you protested peacefully on January 6, and you had Merrick Garland's Department of Justice treat you like

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 04:42 AM

12 hrs ago

a gang member, you should be pardoned,” Vance said in an interview to air Sunday on Fox News Sunday. “If you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.”

Vance suggests there's a grey area in there. Thing tmp agrees?

Think. Again.

(19,695 posts)

2. That's easy enough then, because the people who protested peacefully on Jan. 6.....

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 04:55 AM

11 hrs ago

....would not have left the permitted rally site and so would have not have illegally been anywhere near the Capital building, and certainly not past the barricades that the violent protesters broke down and stormed through.

TheRickles

(2,504 posts)

3. This is a promising development, showing that insiders can actually disagree with Trump and survive (so far).

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:18 AM

8 hrs ago

Polybius

(18,651 posts)

11. Vance is the only one that Trump can't fire

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:11 PM

3 hrs ago

Like Trump, he was elected to serve for 4 years.

TheRickles

(2,504 posts)

12. True, but I bet DJT could find a way.

Reply to Polybius (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:20 PM

3 hrs ago

Behind the scenes pressure to resign and spend more time with family, etc.

Polybius

(18,651 posts)

13. Vance is a lot of things, but he's not an idiot

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #12)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:25 PM

3 hrs ago

He knows that there's a good chance that Trump might not have the cognitive ability to serve all 4 years. He has an excellent chance of becoming President. It would be incredibly stupid to resign.

ReRe

(10,957 posts)

4. I wonder if J.D. cleared that with his big boss man?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 09:39 AM

7 hrs ago

Anyone who crossed over the threshold of a broken window or door of the US Capital is guilty in one way another as far as I am concerned.

KPN

(16,208 posts)

5. Vance must be thinking -- well, dreaming maybe -- ahead to a Vance-Thiel-Musk triumvirate.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 11:11 AM

5 hrs ago

NH Ethylene

(31,015 posts)

6. Interesting. I wonder if he's trying to appear the sane alternative.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 11:14 AM

5 hrs ago

Vance might be trying to separate himself from Trump's craziness. If Trump goes down in a ball of flames of his own making, Vance won't want to be sucked down with him.