New poll shows MAGA supports Trump's January 6 pardons but not the rest of America
An exclusive poll found that most Americans would be displeased if President Trump pardoned the rioters accused of crimes committed on January 6.
The historic demonstration that witnessed hordes of MAGA supporters overrun Capitol Hill resulted in the charging of more than 1,500 individuals with federal charges, as The Daily Mail reported.
From trespassing to seditious conspiracy, more than a thousand defendants have been either found guilty or faced charges.
Violence against authorities, vandalism of the historic Capitol building, and other general lawlessness were shown live on TV for many Americans.
Trump's Take
On the other hand, pardons for January 6th offenders will be addressed on "Day One," Monday, January 20, 2025, according to President-elect Donald Trump.
"Most likely, I’ll do it very quickly," he said of the pardons in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press."
"Those people have suffered long and hard. And there may be some exceptions to it. I have to look. But, you know, if somebody was radical, crazy," he added.
From Day 1
Two sources informed reporters that Trump and his team have prepared a list of individuals to be pardoned for their involvement in the January 6th attack on the Capitol. The pardons are expected to be issued immediately just after Trump takes the oath of office, according to the sources.
The president has stated time and time again that he intends to quickly pardon everyone convicted of crimes related to the assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. During a December interview with Time Magazine, Trump said: “I’ll be looking at J6 early on, maybe the first nine minutes.”
It is still unknown how extensive the first pardons were, although according to one source, they were sufficient to be considered "delivering on his long-held promise."
Nearly 1,270 individuals have been found guilty of offenses connected to January 6, with the great majority of those accused entering guilty pleas. There are only a few hundred in prison right now.
More From the VP
While acknowledging a "bit of a gray area" in certain instances, Vice President JD Vance stated in an interview last week that protesters accused of violence should not be pardoned.
While some Trump supporters have stated their expectation that the pardons will be handled individually, two influential GOP lawmakers on Sunday still wouldn't rule out the possibility that Trump could grant pardons to some of the approximately 174 individuals accused of utilizing a lethal or dangerous weapon against law enforcement.
"Peaceful protesters should be pardoned, but violent criminals should not," Trump and Vance concur, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson, who made the statement on Sunday's "Meet the Press" episode.