Trump would pardon the rioters
Trump suggests that if he is reelected, he will pardon Jan. 6 Capitol rioters Jan. 30, 2022. By Tyler Pager CONROE, Texas — Former president Donald Trump suggested Saturday night he will pardon the rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol if he is elected president in 2024. Trump, who has teased but not confirmed another run for president, has repeatedly criticized the prosecution of individuals who violently stormed the Capitol to protest the certification of Joe Biden’s election as president. But his comments at a Texas rally on Saturday marked the first time he dangled pardons, an escalation of his broader effort to downplay the deadly events of Jan. 6. Some of those involved in the riot held out hope for a Trump pardon before he left office 14 days later, but none were granted. “If I run and I win, we will treat those people from January 6 fairly,” he said near the end of a lengthy campaign rally in Conroe, a ci...