{"id":2377678,"date":"2024-12-08T12:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-heralds-trumps-day-one-promise-of-jan-6-pardons-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T12:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T17:07:41","slug":"mtg-heralds-trumps-day-one-promise-of-jan-6-pardons-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-heralds-trumps-day-one-promise-of-jan-6-pardons-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG heralds Trump\u2019s Day One promise of Jan. 6 pardons &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmtg-heralds-trumps-day-one-promise-of-jan-6-pardons-washington-examiner%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=2377678&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>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-washington-university-president-walks-back-criticism-of-anti-ccp-posters\/\" title=\"George Washington University President Walks Back Criticism of Anti-CCP Posters\">actively advocating<\/a> for the release \u200cof individuals imprisoned for their involvement in the January \u200d6, 2021, Capitol riots, praised\u2063 President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200dpromise to grant pardons to these individuals on his first day in office.Trump has expressed his intention to act swiftly, highlighting the poor conditions in which those jailed have been kept. Greene shared her support on social media, \u200cemphasizing that Trump&#8217;s commitment aligns with his statements\u200b made during the campaign and expressed anticipation \u200dfor January 20th, the date he takes office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">MTG heralds Trump&rsquo;s Day One promise of Jan. 6 pardons<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1894217\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Marjorie-Taylor-Greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA), who has led the three-year effort to free those held in jails for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, praised President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s renewed promise to grant them pardons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to be acting very quickly. First day,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-will-likely-pardon-capitol-rioters-day-1-says-jan-6-committee-me-rcna183275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump said on NBC.<\/a> He said those held &ldquo;have been in there for years, and they&rsquo;re in a filthy, disgusting place that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-media-will-debunk-trumps-debate-claims-then-brings-out-debunked-lying-dog-faced-pony-soldier-quote\/\" title=\"Biden Says Media Will Debunk Trump&#039;s Debate Claims ... Then Brings Out Debunked &#039;Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier&#039; Quote\">shouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t even be allowed to be open.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greene, in a posting on X, wrote, &ldquo;This is everything he said on the campaign trail. Hold on, January 20th is coming.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is everything he said on the campaign trail. <\/p>\n<p>Hold on, January 20th is coming. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qye2s5FzBJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/qye2s5FzBJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marjorie Taylor Greene &#127482;&#127480; (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1865778480857722960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump seemed to put limits on who of the 1,500 arrested and charged pardons, suggesting those convicted of violent acts would not be among those first pardoned. He said he might make exceptions &ldquo;if somebody was radical, crazy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3222408\/joe-biden-lame-duck-session-trump-proof-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN TO USE LAME-DUCK SESSION TO &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOF&rsquo; LEGACY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The riots came after Trump lost the election in 2020 to President Joe Biden. They came on the day that Congress was certifying Biden&rsquo;s Electoral College victory and after Trump held a rally beside the White House in which he criticized the election which he believes was stolen from him.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3252157\/mtg-wants-murder-charges-for-officer-who-shot-ashli-babbitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">earlier interview with <em>Secrets<\/em>,<\/a> Greene said that even those convicted of smashing windows or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">pepper-spraying police<\/a> have served enough time and should be freed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m going to push for, even the January 6 defendants that are serving time in prison right now, whether they fought with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officers<\/a> or pushing and shoving in the tunnel. Maybe they even did damage, broke a window and climbed in the Capitol. I think they&rsquo;ve served enough time. They didn&rsquo;t kill anybody, they didn&rsquo;t rape anybody, they didn&rsquo;t invade our country, like all these illegal aliens. I think they&rsquo;ve served enough time, and they&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/madison-cawthorn-says-there-will-be-bloodshed-if-us-elections-continue-to-be-rigged\/\" title=\"Madison Cawthorn Says There Will Be \u2018Bloodshed\u2019 If US Elections \u2018Continue To Be Rigged\u2019\">political hostages<\/a>,&rdquo; said Greene.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My view is every single one of them needs to be pardoned and released. And you know when I always say this, compare it to Antifa and BLM rioters and protesters. Over 95% of charges dropped, let these people out of prison, give them their lives back. It&rsquo;s time. It&rsquo;s been too much,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am hoping it&rsquo;s immediate,&rdquo; she said of the pardons that Trump promised while campaigning this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re being sentenced almost every week here; there&rsquo;s more cases going on, more sentencing hearings. It is terrible. It just needs to end as soon as possible,&rdquo; said Greene.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker has charted the deplorable conditions some of the Jan. 6 defendants have lived in at the Washington, D.C. jail. She has also led the calls to better investigate the killing by a U.S. Capitol Police officer of Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, who was among several trying to enter the Speaker&rsquo;s Lobby behind the House floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1894217\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1894217\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTG celebrates Trump&#8217;s Day One pledge for Jan. 6 pardons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2377679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Greene-Trump-Capitol-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36978,8508,12559,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2377678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-january-6","tag-mtg","tag-pardons","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Greene-Trump-Capitol-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377678"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377682,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377678\/revisions\/2377682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}