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In a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, Donald Trump defended his sweeping pardons of over 1,500 individuals charged in the January 6 Capitol attack, calling the events “very minor incidents.”

He justified the pardons, citing harsh prison conditions and portraying many participants as patriots.

The move sparked backlash from police unions, some Republican lawmakers, and critics who condemned violence against officers.

Trump also criticized Biden for not pardoning himself and floated controversial ideas, including defunding FEMA and targeting sanctuary cities, in his wide-ranging interview.

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[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

So, storming a government building is a minor incident. And now there is precedence for that.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

Go try it and see how much "precedent" protects you.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Can we get a list of these animals?

[–] Cryan24@lemmy.world 52 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Minor incidents? A police officer died!

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

5 people died according to legal eagle video.

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 17 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

I'd like to see the back the blue folks try to justify both sides of that

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

No need to worry, they'll be too preoccupied with arresting minorities

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 hours ago

They won't. Why can't people seem to grasp that the hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug?

They. Do. Not. Care.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago

They just say the stroke he had the next day was totally unrelated.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Simple: rules are for people who aren't like them.

Their whole political philosophy is derived from this axiom.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io -1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

In writing passive voice is less emphatic. Instead try active voice. "A bunch of deranged MAGA assholes (redundant) murdered a police officer by beating him to death"

Edit for active voice.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

ACKSHULLY...

While you've chosen better verbs, that's still passive voice.

"A bunch of deranged MAGA assholes murdered a police officer by beating him to death."

Thank you for coming to my pedantic grammar lesson.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 11 hours ago

"A bunch of raging Trumpites beat a government pig to death"

[–] DharkStare@lemmy.world 26 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't realize beating a cop to death was considered a minor incident.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 9 points 14 hours ago

For a Republican, I guess it's no big deal?

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The only solace I can find in this situation is that the worst ones will likely do something dumb and end up back in jail.

[–] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)
[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

"A florida man" lol

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Beautiful, but Trump could just pardon those charges too.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago

the recent crime wasn't for Trump's benefit, he doesn't care about that guy lol

[–] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

True but the Jan 6 pardons were a big, performative, "I'm in charge again" thing. I doubt he's going to re-examine these. They've already served their purpose.

[–] elfin8er@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

That's what they said the first time.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 19 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Sadly, I predict that one of these "patriots" is going to have a "minor incident" with someone on Trump's enemies list, Luigi style, and will get immediately pardoned by Trump. He will say some shit like "This is what traitors deserve, he was just willing to do what the DoJ wouldn't."

The GOP will have a good look in the mirror, have a heartfelt discussion as to whether Trump went too far, then put on the red hat and have an equally heartfelt discussion about who can snap the best salute.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

He doesn't need them. He is going to have the CIA NSA FBI all in his pocket with loyalist appointees

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

No, he doesn't need them anymore, except to continue grifting them. But you know they will try to off someone on that enemies list, anyway.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 1 points 6 hours ago

He also doesn’t know the CIA is all in. It’s much easier to just form a new unofficial group of Proud Boys who will be pardoned. Seeing as Trump can’t actually be held accountable for asking them to do things, it can’t come back to him.