Spoke to Senate Majority Leader John Thune about the J6 pardons Trump gave out, including to those who attacked police.
“We’re not looking backwards, we’re looking forward,” he said, while contending the 1,000-plus pardons were not blanket pardons.
“I think they were case-by-case.”
Biden “opened the door” to pardons, Thune argued, saying that the former president engaged in the “most massive use of the pardon power that we've seen in history.”
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Sen. Susan Collins said she hadn’t yet reviewed the J6 pardons. “I don't know whether there were pardons given to individuals who assaulted police officers," she said, "or whether there were pardons given to people who damaged property, who rummaged through desks, who broke
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he was "100%" for "everyone" of the pardons, adding of the rioters in prison that "they've been there long enough."
Pressed by reporters that some of those who were pardoned assaulted police officers, "No, that's not acceptable. But I didn't see it,”
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Asked about Trump pardoning violent J6 rioters: “It’s a disgrace how all of these people were treated and the outcome of the election was the American people saying loud and clear that that was wrong. And President Trump did what he said he was going to do,” said freshman Sen.
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Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine told me he's "very disappointed" in outgoing Biden's preemptive pardons for his family members because "I think it's harder to make a critique, to stand on the high ground and make a critique of the Trump pardons on January 6 when President Biden is
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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis: “I’ve got concerns with any pardons for people who did any harm to police officers. Full stop. And I’ve also got serious concerns with all of the pardons by Biden including the prospective pardons. That may mean we need to look at what that authority really
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The J6ers need to be pardoned, especially when Ray Epps is running around with no prison time.
Stirring up the shit huh? Where was this tough probing of Dems during the last 4 years?
The two sides (right & left) try each and every day to convince us that they are different...however, they continue to do things that remind us that they are indeed one and the same!
In May, the target was Robert Fico. In July, it was Donald Trump. The pattern of these attacks is becoming clearer. Who could be next?
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In other words, “I’m plugging my ears with my fingers and covering my eyes, and well, Biden started it!!!!”
Like a 6-year-old.
And you just stood there with your thumb up your ass after his bulls**t answer.
You suck at your job.
John and Mayme Surrency were murdered the day before Thanksgiving 1936. Garland Headley was tasked with prosecuting the three men involved. What he uncovered sent him and his family fleeing the United States. What did John and Mayme know that led to their murder?
Did u press him..Trump is the one looking backwatds...u r a disgrace as a reporter
An actual reporter might have noted that they were not, in fact, “case-by-case.”
Stop giving Trump and Republicans a pass. The lawless and incompetent convicted felon has put our country in danger by releasing the criminals. It's your America too.
What a bullshit answer....so there we have it. GOP sycophants will continue to kow tow...
John and Mayme Surrency were murdered the day before Thanksgiving 1936. Garland Headley was tasked with prosecuting the three men involved. What he uncovered sent him and his family fleeing the United States. What did John and Mayme know that led to their murder?
“We’re not looking backwards, we’re looking forward”
Enrique Tarrio walked away from a 22 year prison sentence.
I love that he pardoned 1500 violent Democrat antifa's. Now they are free to riot at will.
I think we will hear “we are not looking back” a lot from Republicans after Trump does one crazy thing after another.
No , you don’t get to blame Trumps lawlessness on Biden’s pardons. They are not in any way the same. Plus, for 1500 pardons, there’s no way Trump and Team processed that many pardons after he saw Biden’s. Thune used to be better than this.
is a slick liar in service to a Nazi fascist intent on destroying our country, our people, our way of life.
What a cowardly shit and a toddler. I expect most of the trumpublican response will essentially be, “ I know you are, but what am I?” Like the filthy pool of degenerates, corruption, and cowardice they are.
Newsflash:
Republicans lie all the time.
It's a deliberate strategy.
Distract and deflect with disinformation.
That's how they win.
Unfortunately.
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Thune just bent over and kissed Trump's ass. These weren't case-by-case. Also guess that whenever Trump does something illegal or immoral, which will be daily, MAGAs will blame Biden. Yeah, this is bullshit.
"case-by-case."
So, this one attacked a cop, pardoned. And this one attacked a cop, pardoned. And that one attacked a cop, pardoned.
Trumpublican MAGA "back the blue" in action.
I know I don't need to remind people that use their brain but Donald started this when he pardoned all of his criminal cronies way back when and I don't need to remind when.
trump doesn't have the stamina and is too lazy to go through 1500 cases one by one and it was blanket pardons. trump says if you commit crimes that benefit him they are not crimes.
In May, the target was Robert Fico. In July, it was Donald Trump. The pattern of these attacks is becoming clearer. Who could be next?
Well, by all means.
Open the all the jail doors throughout the country.
Don't want to look backwards.
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Definitely gonna try the “We’re not looking backwards, we’re looking forward" argument the next time I get pulled over for speeding.
Thune is a gutless weakling who has gotten by in life on good lucks. Expect no backbone from him.
Which knows is absolute fucking bullshit because the Felon in Chief ran an election specifically on pardoning insurrectionists.
What a fucking embarrassment he is to law enforcement.
In May, the target was Robert Fico. In July, it was Donald Trump. The pattern of these attacks is becoming clearer. Who could be next?
The pardons were written and waiting for weeks. Trump said he would do it. It wasn’t like he said Biden just pardoned X number of people so I’ll go and pardon every J6 insurrectionist including all the violent ones and the proud boys convicted of sedition.
Not a word about Biden’s pardon of Fauci, he murdered millions!! His gain of function Caused the outbreak!! Hypocrite!!
ROFLMAO. I’m sure he won’t have anything else to say when Trump sends his savages to commit violence in his behalf again.
Only a fool thinks he won’t.
Isn't his last statement looking backward? He can't have it both ways.
In May, the target was Robert Fico. In July, it was Donald Trump. The pattern of these attacks is becoming clearer. Who could be next?
is just another spineless organism parasitic to Trump. The Republican Party is dead, replaced by some chaotic, dysfunctional, incompetent metastatic MAGA mass.
Shame on you,
Biden preemptively pardoning people who’ve done nothing wrong so that Trump can’t persecute them is not the same as pardoning violent thugs and domestic terrorists.
Go look in the mirror at what you’ve become.
may not want to look backwards but I remember djt inviting them to the on J6. And now he’s condoning it again.
That's interesting, I thought Trump opened the door for pardons during his first term when he handed them out to staff members, like Steve Bannon.
Ummmm if Thune is "looking forward" then why is he still talking about Biden? That's in the past, no?
Republicans contradicting themselves once again when they don't actually answer a question
Trump has mentioned pardons for the last 3.5 years and of course this tool mentions what happened yesterday. Shit sipper
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If the pardons were case-by-case, it’s even worse that he pardoned people who assaulted police officers. I’m sure the Back the Blue people will be outraged.
The “well Biden did wrong…” excuse or “I haven’t seen it…” excuse is just the same old phrase always used and the press just lets it go is awful.
They're literally weren't case-by-case because that would involve actual work by Trump and his Administration
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All of you bitching about Biden's pardon and trying to equate it to Donnie pardoning people who tried to stop the Constitutional process of Congress, beating cops in the process and injuring 140 of them. Ask yourself what happened when Donnie FORCED Afghani govt to pardon 5000?
MAGA lame whataboutism on every issue - always misses the point
they have become experts at NOT answering questions on trump and MAGA extremism
In May, the target was Robert Fico. In July, it was Donald Trump. The pattern of these attacks is becoming clearer. Who could be next?
“I didn’t see it, didn’t hear it, don’t know what you mean, but Donald Trump was definitely right” this is what a cult sounds like and it’s exactly what Republicans senators are saying. Welcome to fascism where Dear Leader is always right and never held accountable.