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Rove: Trump Jan. 6 pardons pledge a ‘critical’ mistake
The Hill ^ | 04.04.2024 | MIRANDA NAZZARO

Posted on 04/04/2024 7:35:03 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Republican strategist Karl Rove urged Democrats to “go hard” at former President Trump’s rhetoric surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, calling the former president’s pledge to free imprisoned rioters a “critical mistake.”

“If they were smart, they’d take the January 6 and go hard at it. And they would say, ‘He wants to pardon these people who attacked our Capitol,'” Rove said told MSNBC’s Ari Melber.

“One of the critical mistakes made in this campaign is that Donald Trump has now said ‘I’m going to pardon those people because they’re hostages,'” Rove said in the interview, which aired Wednesday. “No, they’re not, they’re thugs.”

Trump said last month that his first act if elected to the White House would be to free the imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters, whom he called “hostages.” The former president has expressed sympathy for those charged in connection with the insurrection on numerous occasions and spoke last year at a fundraiser organized for Jan 6. defendants.

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To: ChicagoConservative27

I wouldn’t be too sure he’s going to do these pardons. They put out a trial balloon a few weeks ago that he wouldn’t do them.


41 posted on 04/04/2024 8:18:16 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: HamiltonJay

Name them....
Name the people or groups that were violent.
Provide video back up, or witness testimony.


42 posted on 04/04/2024 8:18:38 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Where’s that pic of the canned ham with glasses?


43 posted on 04/04/2024 8:19:31 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Of course the leftists want to keep their actions in the Jan 6 BS covered up!!


44 posted on 04/04/2024 8:21:06 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
If they were smart, they’d take the January 6 and go hard at it. And they would say, ‘He wants to pardon these people who attacked our Capitol,'” Rove said

Ashli Babbitt could not be reached for comment.

45 posted on 04/04/2024 8:21:46 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Wuli

Pledging to pardon every single of one those persecuted J6ers won’t hurt Trump on iota.

Only a demented RAT or #nevertrumper would try to spin that it isn’t.

None those of those scoundrel politicians were in any danger at all that day. Any whacko thing that happened was instigated by some people in charge of Congress.


46 posted on 04/04/2024 8:22:02 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Starboard

Rove has jumped the shark.


47 posted on 04/04/2024 8:22:11 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Tokyo Rove is never right about anything.”

Trump too frequently runs his mouth without thinking. He makes statements which may make some of his committed voters happy, but he turns off the people he needs to attract to win in the swing states. He has the votes of the people on this forum who love the red meat he throws at him. Conservatives are not the majority in this country. Trump has to pull moderate Republican and Democrat voters in large numbers in the five swing states to win. His biggest obstacle to being reelected may be the ammunition he gives his opponents.

Not unlike the RINO’s talking about cutting Social Security in an election year. Yes, Social Security needs some tinkering but that can be done once Republicans have a majority in the House and Senate with a Republican president. Talking about making any changes in Social Security during the election season only helps Democrats scare senior voters.

Consider the GOP had the White House and both houses of Congress during George W. Bush’s presidency. Nothing happened with Social Security. During Trumps first two years, the GOP controlled the House and Senate. No legislation to reform Social Security was passed. Why are they talking about it now? Could it be the GOP moderates are willing to throw the 2024 election for Congress and the White House in order to get rid of Trump? If so they are setting up the country for a far left dictatorship.

The 2024 election has the potential to be a major landslide victory for the GOP if the factions of the party will unify to capture Congress and the White House. If the party stumbles along with infighting and stupid errors, it is very possible it will lose both houses of Congress and the White House. It is beginning to appear the GOP is playing to lose.


48 posted on 04/04/2024 8:22:46 AM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it n)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh yes he will pardon them. He has promised that at his rallies.

Trump didn’t put out any trial balloon.

We need that link. Maybe you will provide one.


49 posted on 04/04/2024 8:24:49 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Soul of the South
He makes statements which may make some of his committed voters happy, but he turns off the people he needs to attract to win in the swing states.

His quotes are selectively edited, but that's OK with you because Orange Man Bad.

50 posted on 04/04/2024 8:24:52 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
And they would say, ‘He wants to pardon these people who attacked our Capitol,'” Rove said told MSNBC’s Ari Melber.

For those with ears, let them hear.

"Our Capitol™" is like "Our Democracy™" translation: "It's a big club and you ain't in it".

It's not YOUR Capitol, Rove, it's OURS, and it belongs to the Jan 6 people as much as it belongs to you and your filthy friends.

51 posted on 04/04/2024 8:25:03 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Rove is tiring, he’s starting to be predictable in his analysis, like Larry Sabato.


52 posted on 04/04/2024 8:25:09 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Soul of the South

I don’t a downside to freeing political prisoners.


53 posted on 04/04/2024 8:26:51 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If Rove is against it, then it’s definitely the right thing to do.


54 posted on 04/04/2024 8:28:27 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: HamiltonJay

I’m okay with the ‘violent instigators’ part; the were all undercover FBI and other government agitators.


55 posted on 04/04/2024 8:29:50 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: ChicagoConservative27

never forget the reason for the left’s treason... a peaceful protest to look into election irregularities.

https://rumble.com/v181401-january-6th-rally-2021.html


56 posted on 04/04/2024 8:30:19 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: dforest

“Pledging to pardon every single of one those persecuted J6ers won’t hurt Trump on iota.”

I agree that when it comes to the GOP/Trump base that is true.

But we alone may not be enough votes to decide the election if it is very close. Indpendents may become the deciding voters in many districts, and some of them may have a different opinion on the matter than you and I. Trump simply didn’t need to make it an issue at this time. It could be an “unforced error”.


57 posted on 04/04/2024 8:30:37 AM PDT by Wuli (ena)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

As if I needed another reason to know pardoning the Jan 6 political prisoners was the right thing to do.


58 posted on 04/04/2024 8:31:48 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: ChicagoConservative27

RINO Rove is a critical mistake.

How did we ever let these losers take over the RNC? The Roves, the Bushes, McCain, Romney, Cheney - all of them are enemies of the people. They join the commies across the aisle to destroy our constitutional republic while they smile and tell us they’re helping us.


59 posted on 04/04/2024 8:32:41 AM PDT by meyer (Psalm 83)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Republican strategist Karl Rove urged Democrats to “go hard” at former President Trump’s rhetoric ...

If the rest of the article is as contradictory as the first part of this sentence, it is garbage.

60 posted on 04/04/2024 8:34:17 AM PDT by gitmo (If your biography doesn't match your theology, what good is it?)
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