{"id":1639480,"date":"2022-09-12T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T20:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1639480"},"modified":"2022-09-12T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T20:06:07","slug":"gop-senators-led-by-lindsey-graham-speak-out-against-trumps-promise-of-pardons-for-jan-6-defendants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-led-by-lindsey-graham-speak-out-against-trumps-promise-of-pardons-for-jan-6-defendants\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senators Led by Lindsey Graham Speak Out Against Trump\u2019s Promise of Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-led-by-lindsey-graham-speak-out-against-trumps-promise-of-pardons-for-jan-6-defendants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1639480&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of GOP senators led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) expressed opposition to a suggestion by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-president-donald-trump\">President Donald Trump<\/a> that he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants if he returned to the Oval Office in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has on several occasions decried the treatment of Jan. 6 defendants and hinted at the possibility of a presidential pardon.<\/p>\n<p>During a Sept. 1 appearance on the show of Wendy Bell, a conservative radio host, Trump said he would both pardon and apologize to his supporters who had faced legal action in the aftermath of Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean full pardons with an apology to many,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Several members of his party, however, have expressed opposition to the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>In a Sept. 12 report by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/3636537-gop-senators-led-by-graham-slam-trump-jan-6-pardon-promise\/\">The Hill<\/a>,\u00a0Graham said\u00a0that pardons for Jan. 6 defendants are \u201ca bad idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPardons are given to people who admit misconduct, rehabilitate themselves. They\u2019re not supposed to be used for other purposes,\u201d Graham argued.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a Trump ally, agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think potential candidates should hold pardons out as a promise,\u201d said Cramer to The Hill. \u201cIt\u2019s somewhat problematic for me on a moral level and an ethical level\u2014sort of like promising other giveaways to particular individuals. I prefer avoiding those kinds of things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he were elected, he would have a constitutional ability to do it,\u201d Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said of potential pardons. \u201cI would disagree with it. I think there was insurrection and I think these folks need to be punished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was there. This was truly violent. People were injured, people were killed. I have very little mercy for the individuals that were involved in that activity that day,\u201d Rounds told The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only people that get pardoned are people who are charged with crimes. If they were charged with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of GOP senators led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) expressed opposition to a suggestion by former President Donald Trump that he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants if he returned to the Oval Office in 2025. 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