Posted on 05/25/2023 12:39:18 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Florida governor and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R) told conservative radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton on Thursday he would consider pardoning Jan. 6th rioters and former President Donald Trump if elected.
“I’m sure you agree. You have a law background. You’ve obviously been very aggressive legally in what you can and cannot do as a governor of Florida. Department of Justice, the FBI has gone after the January 6th defendants with reckless, I would say, abandon. A big part of being president is pardon powers. Do you think the January 6th defendants deserve to have their cases examined by a Republican president?” DeSantis was asked on the show.
“And if Trump, let’s say, gets charged with federal offenses and you are the president of the United States, would you look at potentially pardoning Trump himself based on the evidence that might emerge of those charges?” the newly announced presidential candidate was pressed.
DeSantis replied, “The DOJ and FBI have been weaponized. We see that. We see it in a variety of contexts, some of which you mentioned. Some of it is the FBI going after parents, going to school, board meetings.”
“Some of it’s how they treat a pro-life demonstrator, how they don’t go after people that are attacking pro-lifers and so what I’m going to do is I’m going to do on day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we will be aggressive in issuing pardons,” DeSantis promised, adding:
Now, some of these cases, some people may have a technical violation of the law, but if there are three other people who did the same thing, but just in a context like BLM and they don’t get prosecuted at all, that is uneven application of justice. And so we’re going to find ways where that did not happen. And then we will use the pardon power, and I will do that at the front end. You know, a lot of people wait until the end of the administration to issue pardons. We’re going to find examples where government’s been weaponized against disfavored groups and we will apply relief as appropriate.
But it will be done on a case-by-case basis, because I think you’ve got to make sure that there’s a whole bunch of cases that don’t necessarily get headlines. But if people are being treated just because they don’t get on TV or something, they’re being treated disfavorably. They need to have a fair hearing as well.
“And that could be from a grandma who got arrested and prosecuted too much all the way up to potentially Trump himself. Is that fair to say when you analyze what the charges might have been brought on a federal level?” DeSantis was pressed, as the host again mentioned Trump directly.
“I would say any example of disfavored treatment based on politics or weaponization would be included in that review, no matter how small or how big,” DeSantis replied without mentioning Trump by name, but making clear he would consider pardoning the former president.
Trump has vowed to pardon Jan. 6th defendants dating back to January of 2022 when he told a Texas rally, “So many people have been asking me about it.”
“If I run and I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly. We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons because they are being treated so unfairly,” Trump added as the crowd cheered.
Listen to the full clip above.
I seldom hear Blay and Cuck show, but I’ve noticed the have gotten more Desantissy. Was semi Desantis, now seemingly full blown. They act like the didn’t know who they were for since the rumblings.
Kinda like someone you haven’t seen in a while who got fatter. If you listen every day you may not notice their propaganda.
Not under the #JihadJunta rule.
Wow....I guess President DeSantis can’t do anything right. SMH
“Iam left speechless by the audacity of this Arogant, Morally bankrupt JackAss!”
You read my mind
So you proudly proclaim faith in the deep state cabal to convict Trump. You are truly a snake.
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Ron has kind of lost me. He appears to be trying to triangulate.
He lost me.
That’s mighty white of the meatball.
Oh wait...is that “satire” and “tongue-in-cheek” Ron?
“Consider”
Might do Trump good to eat some humble pie..Don Jr said couple weeks ago Trump never admits he is wrong.
Consider is not good enough. Will pardon means something. Trump has not done anything to be pardoned for.
Saying all the right things. Still an Establishment tool. Talk is easy.
Well Desantis himself would have to be pardoned for working with the deep state cabal.
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So his busing illegals out of state, his war on LGBT, his crackdown on vote cheating, his attempt to re-open Florida (over Trump’s opposition) during COVID, his fight against DEI, and his repealing woke investment requirements — all these things make him part of a deep state cabal? Surely, you must be a troll.
I’ll never vote for Desantis so it does not matter. All the people I hate love Desantis.
No commitment that way he can weasel his way out of it....scum....I hope he finishes below Vivek, Haley and Scott
Yeah, right.
NEVER pay attention to what Ron says.
Pay attention to where and who he says it to.
I have no clue who listens to these two fellas named Travis and Sexton.
When Rush passed, I have not listened to a second of talk radio.
I DOUBT if Ron will be REPEATING this “consideration” which is a weasel word for pledge on any media outlet of the Evil Media Empire of Rupert Murdoch.
A pledge is word that has NO meaning to Ron as I remember he said, “Read my lips, I will serve out my term as governor if elected.”
These Yale boys are slick.
Using “consideration” as if it meant something.
Reminds me of Yale boy, Slick Willie who said, “It depends on what the meaning of is, is.”
Or Frenchy Kerry who said “I was for the war before I was against it.”
“Consideration” is a weasel word, anyone want to debate that and say it was said SINCERELY.
What a jerk....”Pardon” implies GUILT!
“all these things make him part of a deep state cabal?”
No, taking Jeb Bush & co’s money in exchange for agreeing to try and hamstring Trump does though.
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