{"id":2387158,"date":"2025-01-06T20:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T01:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-kinzinger-rejects-suggestions-of-a-biden-pardon-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T20:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T01:16:02","slug":"adam-kinzinger-rejects-suggestions-of-a-biden-pardon-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-kinzinger-rejects-suggestions-of-a-biden-pardon-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Kinzinger rejects suggestions of a Biden pardon &#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\">22<\/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%2Fadam-kinzinger-rejects-suggestions-of-a-biden-pardon-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=2387158&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-partners-drag-queen-with-kermit-the-frog-to-host-lgbtq-pride-concert\/\" title=\"Disney Partners Drag Queen With Kermit The Frog To Host LGBTQ Pride Concert\">content appears<\/a>\u2063 to include a\u200c button for reading more details and an article title\u200b discussing Adam Kinzinger&#8217;s stance on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathy-hochul-says-it-is-too-premature-to-discuss-pardon-for-andrew-cuomo\/\" title=\"Kathy Hochul Says It Is Too \u2018Premature\u2019 To Discuss Pardon For Andrew Cuomo\">potential pardon<\/a> for President \u2064Biden. Kinzinger firmly rejects\u200c any suggestions \u2064regarding a pardon, stating, \u200b&#8221;Don&#8217;t\u2063 want\u200b it.&#8221; The surrounding \u2063elements include various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-white-house-holds-press-briefing-ahead-of-hurricane-milton-landfall-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: White House holds press briefing ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall - Washington Examiner\">user \u200dinterface components<\/a>\u200c for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-biden-holds-nato-press-conference-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Biden holds NATO press conference - Washington Examiner\">mobile menu<\/a> and search functionality, indicating that the \u2064content is part of\u2064 a larger web page layout.  <\/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\">Adam Kinzinger rejects suggestions of a Biden pardon: &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t want it&rsquo;<\/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_1927173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-kinzinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Adam Kinzinger\">Adam Kinzinger<\/a> said on Monday that he does not want a pardon from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> despite concerns about President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Donald Trump<\/a> investigating him and other members of the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 6\">Jan. 6<\/a> committee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>CNN host Anderson Cooper asked Kinzinger whether he would want to be pardoned ahead of a Trump presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Should President Biden issue pardons for Jan. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">6 committee members<\/a>, including yourself?&rdquo; Anderson asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cooper: Should President Biden issue pardons for the January 6 committee members including yourself?<\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger: No. I don&#8217;t want it.. the second you take a pardon it looks like you are guilty of something and I am guilty of nothing except bringing the truth <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1JCEV1Ryyh\">pic.twitter.com\/1JCEV1Ryyh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1876352556961849714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2025<\/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>&ldquo;No, I don&rsquo;t want it,&rdquo; Kinzinger responded. &ldquo;Because Donald Trump has clearly said he&rsquo;s gonna go after everybody. And it&rsquo;s not gonna be for the Jan. 6 investigation. What they&rsquo;ll do is weaponize other investigations. They&rsquo;ll look into everything and start an investigation that&rsquo;ll end up coming to naught.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the second you take a pardon, it looks like you&rsquo;re guilty of something,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m guilty of nothing besides bringing the truth to the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former Illinois congressman, who left the House in 2023, has been a vocal Trump critic over the years and delivered a prime-time speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in support of Trump&rsquo;s rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, no, I don&rsquo;t want it. 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