Donald Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he wants to pardon the Jan. 6 rioters on the first day of his administration.
President-elect Donald Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sunday that he wanted to pardon the Jan. 6 rioters on the first day of his administration and said people on the Jan. 6 committee in Congress belonged in jail.
« I’m going to look at everything. We’ll look at individual cases », Trump told Welker. « But I’m going to be acting very quickly. »
Trump said while he was campaigning that he planned to pardon the Jan. 6 rioters. Welker followed up and asked how quickly he planned to act on it.
« First day, I’m looking first day. These people have been there — how long is it? Three, four years », Trump said. « They’ve been in there for years. And they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.
