mynameisbond
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I hope pardons bite him in the a$$ somehow. It affirms his utter contempt for the rule of law.
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GIFT LINK —> ‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain.
I think the most effective tactic outside MAGA true believers in the Big Lie was to convince people that J6 was just a protest/exercise of grass roots political frustration and no worse than the George Floyd protests and (mostly late night) resulting violence.Never thought that claiming it wasn't a riot would work with videos of the mob storming the gate. I'm not sure it really has for most people.
I do think Trump has done a masterful job absolving himself of blame for the riot from tepid supporters while wink and nod claiming credit from his more ardent supporters.
Yep. From a well-worn playbook, too.I think the most effective tactic outside MAGA true believers in the Big Lie was to convince people that J6 was just a protest/exercise of grass roots political frustration and no worse than the George Floyd protests and (mostly late night) resulting violence.
Once you strip J6 of its intent and top-down planning by a defeated political leader trying to circumvent election results to remain in power, it is easier to bundle it with the Floyd protests, associate it all with dark COVID times and toss it all in the memory hole. Trump also managed to convince people that all of 2020 counted against Biden, not Trump.
So, a law student was unaware that assaulting an officer might have consequences that would keep him from pursuing a legal career?![]()
‘We have our country back’: convicted January 6 rioters anticipate Trump pardons
The president-elect has vowed to hand out pardons to non-violent offenders convicted for the assault on the US Capitolwww.theguardian.com
‘We have our country back’: convicted January 6 rioters anticipate Trump pardons
"...Trump’s jailed followers are counting the days until they receive the absolution Trump has promised. For more than two years, relatives of those charged in the attack and supporters of the former president have gathered on a sidewalk outside Washington DC’s jail for a nightly vigil called “Freedom Corner”, where January 6 is viewed not as an attack on democracy, but a catalyst for unfair government repression.
Trump is now expected to turn the latter narrative into policy as soon as he gets into office. Last Thursday, a handful of activists, watched by no fewer than a half-dozen police cruisers, arrived for the vigil on a frigid night and listened over a portable sound system as January 6 defendants inside the jail and elsewhere called in to express their confidence that Trump would soon end their saga.
... James Grant, a North Carolina man who was found guilty of assaulting officers with a metal bike rack barricade, said the fallout from his conviction was keeping him from pursuing his career, and warned of worse consequences for others if the president-elect does not keep his promise.
“I need a pardon to return to law school,” said Grant, who has been released from prison. “If people are not pardoned, I hate to say it, but there will be suicides. These people are facing so much. What happens these next 20 days is going to change the fate of the world, and in these gentlemen’s lives, this is the biggest few weeks of their lives.”
For all the enthusiasm among Trump’s supporters, a December poll from Monmouth University found that 61% of respondents would disapprove of Trump pardoning people convicted over the Capitol attack.
The president-elect has also said he might pass over those who acted violently, telling Time: “I’m going to do case-by-case, and if they were non-violent … I’m going to look if there’s some that really were out of control.” ..."
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‘We have our country back’: convicted January 6 rioters anticipate Trump pardons
The president-elect has vowed to hand out pardons to non-violent offenders convicted for the assault on the US Capitolwww.theguardian.com
‘We have our country back’: convicted January 6 rioters anticipate Trump pardons
"...Trump’s jailed followers are counting the days until they receive the absolution Trump has promised. For more than two years, relatives of those charged in the attack and supporters of the former president have gathered on a sidewalk outside Washington DC’s jail for a nightly vigil called “Freedom Corner”, where January 6 is viewed not as an attack on democracy, but a catalyst for unfair government repression.
Trump is now expected to turn the latter narrative into policy as soon as he gets into office. Last Thursday, a handful of activists, watched by no fewer than a half-dozen police cruisers, arrived for the vigil on a frigid night and listened over a portable sound system as January 6 defendants inside the jail and elsewhere called in to express their confidence that Trump would soon end their saga.
... James Grant, a North Carolina man who was found guilty of assaulting officers with a metal bike rack barricade, said the fallout from his conviction was keeping him from pursuing his career, and warned of worse consequences for others if the president-elect does not keep his promise.
“I need a pardon to return to law school,” said Grant, who has been released from prison. “If people are not pardoned, I hate to say it, but there will be suicides. These people are facing so much. What happens these next 20 days is going to change the fate of the world, and in these gentlemen’s lives, this is the biggest few weeks of their lives.”
For all the enthusiasm among Trump’s supporters, a December poll from Monmouth University found that 61% of respondents would disapprove of Trump pardoning people convicted over the Capitol attack.
The president-elect has also said he might pass over those who acted violently, telling Time: “I’m going to do case-by-case, and if they were non-violent … I’m going to look if there’s some that really were out of control.” ..."
What a goddamned baby. All of them. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. If they want to kill themselves because of a mistake they made, that nobody pushed them into, that was clearly against the law -- that's on them. Nobody should feel bad for these people the slightest bit.... James Grant, a North Carolina man who was found guilty of assaulting officers with a metal bike rack barricade, said the fallout from his conviction was keeping him from pursuing his career, and warned of worse consequences for others if the president-elect does not keep his promise.
“I need a pardon to return to law school,” said Grant, who has been released from prison. “If people are not pardoned, I hate to say it, but there will be suicides. These people are facing so much. What happens these next 20 days is going to change the fate of the world, and in these gentlemen’s lives, this is the biggest few weeks of their lives.”