Democrat uses Charlie Kirk's killing to demand reversal of J6 pardons
This week saw a Democrat member of Congress decry "violence on all sides" following the public murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Yet in a bizarre move, the lawmaker then used it as an opportunity to demand that President Donald Trump reverse the pardons he gave to Jan. 6 defendants.
Lawmaker wants pardons reversed
According to Breitbart, those remarks were made on Thursday by Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton during an appearance on CNN News Central.
"If the president is serious about stopping political violence, then maybe he should start by rescinding the pardons for all the domestic terrorists who came to the Capitol on Jan. 6 to kill cops, to kill Speaker Pelosi, to kill — to kill Vice President Pence," Moulton told CNN host Kate Bouldan.
Moulton then went on to imply that the president had somehow contributed to violence against Kirk as well as other political figures.
Moulton says Dems want "unity"
"Let’s have an honest conversation about the origins of this political violence and why it has risen so dramatically since Donald Trump’s first term," the lawmaker asserted. "We need to have that conversation if we’re serious about stopping it."
Moulton made a point of praising House Speaker Mike Johnson for "saying we need to turn down the rhetoric" and further claimed that "Democrats across the board are saying we need to come together."
However, the member of Congress accused conservatives "on the internet or maybe even on TV actually calling to up the political violence."
Meanwhile, many on the left have taken to celebrating Kirk's assassination, including some figures who work for the federal government.
Secret Service agents, servicemembers called out for comments
Breitbart pointed out how several military officers have been caught making violent social media posts, with one person suggesting that Kirk should have expected "for someone to want to hurt you someday."
What's more, Real Clear Politics reported that Secret Service Agent Anthony Pough put up a social media post which described Kirk's death as being an act of "karma."
That fact came to the attention of Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who sent a letter to Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Thursday regarding Pough's comments.
"Put simply, your employee celebrated and attempted to justify a political assassination," she wrote. Fox News subsequently revealed that Pough has been suspended and is facing an investigation.