Amnesty is waiting for the accused of January 6, 2021 riot; Trump promised
reported by Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, pledged in a conversation that on the first day of his work as the successor of Joe Biden, the current president of this country, he will act to pardon those accused of the January 6, 2021 riot. did.
Trump said in response to NBC News about when he plans to pardon his supporters accused of rioting to return the results of the 2020 election: “I plan to act very quickly on the first day.”
The president-elect of the United States also added that if some people and defendants have done “extreme or crazy” actions during the attack on the Congress building, it is possible that in some cases “exceptions will be made.” ” to believe During the riot of Trump supporters after Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, more than 140 police officers were injured and several people were killed.
However, Trump has said that the prosecution of his supporters was inherently immoral and has not ruled out pardoning more than 900 defendants who have already been convicted.
He added: I will examine everything carefully and we will examine the case of each person.
After Biden last week pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, in several criminal cases using presidential powers, hopes for a blanket pardon for those accused of the January 6 riots and their supporters have risen. is Biden claims that his son deserved forgiveness because he was a victim of political harassment. It is expected that Trump will use a similar argument to justify the widespread pardon of his supporters.
