Pardon of Jan. 6 Defendants Irks Dems

By AFP Editor

By Donald Jeffries

 

Donald Trump, true to his word, issued blanket pardons to more than half of the protesters who were arrested after the Stop the Steal rally on Jan. 6, 2021. This writer has already heard from two of the J6 defendants who appeared on his “I Protest” podcast, and both are now free. One of them, Eric Clark, was a guest again on last week’s “I Protest.”

Among those pardoned was Enrique Tarrio, the Hispanic leader of the “white supremacist” Proud Boys. Tarrio, in one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice imaginable, was sentenced to 22 years in prison, despite not even being in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.

Joe Biggs, the former Infowars reporter and member of the Proud Boys, faced a 17-year sentence, but has already been processed for release. In addition to the 1,500 pardons, Trump also issued six commutations, which could become pardons.

Shocking reports indicated that some jails were dragging their feet, or even outright refusing to release J6 prisoners. “Revolver News” recently reported:

Reports indicate that D.C. and other jails are slow-walking the process and refusing to release the hostages, which goes against the entire idea of the pardon, which “trumps” all—pun intended…

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