Aren’t the Republicans supposed to be the Law n Order party?

Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters, including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office Monday.

Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, who has warned before about giving a blanket pardon to the rioters, said, “I just can’t agree” with Trump’s decision to commute the sentences or pardon a vast swath of January 6 insurrection participants.

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Trump pardoned more than 1,000 people who were charged in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. He also commuted the sentences of 14 people in the Proud Boy or Oath Keepers who were charged with seditious conspiracy.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, sidestepped questions about the pardons, saying, “We’re looking at the future, not the past” when asked whether it was a mistake for Trump.

Ah yes the past, meaning something Trump did 15 minutes ago. Blanket self-pardon then – once you say something, it’s in the past, and we don’t look at the past, so do whatever you want.

Chats with Trump on the subject are going very well.

When asked Tuesday whether he believed it was never acceptable to assault a police officer, Trump replied, “Sure.” Pressed on a specific case of an individual who drove a stun gun into the neck of a police officer but who received a pardon, Trump said he didn’t know but would “take a look at everything.”

He didn’t know.

How did he not know? Everyone knew. There was rather extensive coverage at the time.

And if he didn’t know, what the fuck does he think he’s doing with these pardons?

Asked once more whether the pardons were sending a message that assaulting officers is OK, Trump said, “No, the opposite. I’m the friend of police more than any president that’s ever been in this office,” he said.

How is it the opposite? Explain to us in very short words exactly how pardoning people who assaulted cops is the opposite of sending a message that assaulting cops is ok. Don’t just assert it like an idiot, explain it.

Shortly before taking office, Vice President JD Vance said those who committed violence that day “obviously” shouldn’t be pardoned.

Oh really. Well then he should resign, shouldn’t he. Look what his boss has been and gone and done five minutes into his dictatorship.

Shortly before taking office, Vice President JD Vance said those who committed violence that day “obviously” shouldn’t be pardoned.

Asked Tuesday why Vance’s assertion was wrong, Trump said, “Well, only for one reason: They’ve served years in jail. They should not have served — excuse me — and they’ve served years in jail. … These were people that actually love our country, so we thought a pardon would be appropriate.”

Sir, sir, that’s incoherent, sir, do you know what “incoherent” means?