Posted on 01/21/2025 2:32:02 PM PST by george76
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) had some pointed comments for Democrats complaining about President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon almost 1,500 individuals convicted on charges related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021.
The president rankled more than a few feathers when he issued the pardons, with high-profile Democrats criticizing the move. Yet, as Thune pointed out, perhaps Democrats should be more upset with former President Joe Biden for paving the way for this move.
While answering questions from reporters on Capitol Hill, Thune addressed the issue directly. He noted that he is not familiar with each executive order Trump issued on his first day back in office but highlighted Democrats’ role in the matter.
“We said all along that Biden opened the door on this,” Thune said, seeming to refer to the former president’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, as well as other members of his family.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed outrage at the J6er pardons, saying they are “an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, the Congress, and the Constitution.”
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Thune is right, of course. Biden pardoned his family members and also members of the Democratic House Select Jan. 6 Committee, which was used as a weapon against President Trump and his supporters. Democrats didn’t bother to criticize this move, but it wouldn’t be surprising if they were seething behind the scenes because they know it means they have no leg to stand on when Trump pardoned the J6ers.
To be fair, Trump would likely have pardoned them even if Biden hadn’t taken this action, but the fact remains. Democrats cannot be taken seriously when their messaging is “pardons for me, but not for thee.” If they want to be taken seriously, their principles must apply to everyone – even when it is not politically expedient.
The reality is that most, if not all, convicted for January 6 were the victims of a justice system that has been politicized. Jake Lang was one of several who were held in prison for years without ever being given a trial, which is a blatant violation of his constitutional rights.
Biden's Justice Department should be thoroughly investigated because it is clear that politics motivated much of the agency's actions over the past four years. President Trump on Monday issued an executive order to this effect, so it will be quite interesting to see what the investigation will turn up.
Should be; "mostly peaceful protests".
They're doing it for Israel.
Trump derived no personal benefit from the J6 pardons. Biden is directly benefiting from the pardons of his family.
I know I’m over-thinking. But with Biden’s egregious pardons, he made it a slam dunk for Trump to pardon J6 political prisoners. And, with so many Biden insiders now apparently immune to prosecution, it may be possible to get lower level people to spill the beans. We deserve to know the truth about what the Biden Admin did. Now low level people can say it without screwing a powerful person. In a way, those staffers have been freed to tell the truth. I await future developments.
Biden also pardoned those that falsified data about J6.
The US Attorneys who slow walked or delayed cases are the one’s who should be prosecuted. They are sadistic politically motivated beasts and have no place in a civil society.
Good point.
Johnny boy....GET STRONGER!!!!
Does that include the “hero” who shot and killed the unarmed veteran Ashli Babbitt?
🚨🚨 New bank accounts belonging to the Biden family have recently been found which were used for receiving money that was laundered from China, Romania, & Russia while Biden was VP, with over $240K in checks being directly wired to Biden with no explanation. 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/PEgKvWUYu4— JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) January 21, 2025
I love that the Dems and the Legacy media are focusing on this. It is a non-starter on most Americans’ minds, while Trump’s 200 other EOs have to do with things Americans and his base care about. They don’t have time to go over all of it, so they picked a stupid hill to die on, exposing themselves simultaneously.
My message for Dumb Democrats is even simpler: Steal U.S. Presidential Elections and find out.
It was great when President Trump got the last word as Oblamea (absent Big Mike), Sleepy Joe Bye-dein, Dr. Jill MD, JD, PhD, DO, EdD, AuD, DMD, kamaLa, Hilarious, and Billy were forced to sit still and listen as President Trump publicly told the world how those Dumb Democrats shamelessly weaponized the U.S. government against their political opponents, stole the election, etc. And there was nothing those far-left jackasses could say in response. They just had to sit there and accept the facts and accept the truth. Loved it. The Dumb Democrat Party somehow managed to once again sink the reputation of their Party to another new all-time low. LOL.
On another related topic, all those extreme far-left socialist/communist/fascist idiots in the Deep State who swore up and down in their 2020 "letter" that the Hunter Biden laptop situation was almost definitely a Russia/Trump conspiratorial plot to steal the 2020 Election.
For the zillionth time, that's the Dumb Democrats' SOP: Perpetrate something extremely bad against the United States, then desperately try to blame your political opponents for doing what you yourself are already guilty of perpetrating against the U.S.
What’s a travesty, Nancy, is that you were offered 10,000 National Guardsmen to protect the Capitol and you refused. The Capitol Police that day said they had been “set up”. Why did you set them up, Nancy? They (and we) deserve an answer to that question. Your decision destroyed thousands of lives.
Should be; "trespassing in a single government building over a paperwork issue related to alternate electors".
Not only falsified, but destroyed real data that didn’t advance their agenda
The incarceration of the peaceably assembled January 6 protesters is exactly what happened to protesters during Josef Stalin’s reign of terror, Pol Pot’s reign of terror, and the nazi reign of terror.
Do the Bidens continue to have free access to use the funds deposited in these accounts as they see fit?
Are they still being held? Have not heard the President address this.
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