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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHypothetical question after the fact: suppose there were casualties to Congress on J6-
For example, the deaths also included congressional members or even worse, had Mike Pence been assaulted, you think pardons would have happened?
It hurts that police officers died in the line of duty. But those deaths and injuries meant nothing to that dotard.

rampartd
(1,844 posts)trump would be cheered wildly for pardoning dylan roof or the guy who hit mr pelosi with the hammer.
IzzaNuDay
(962 posts)Hes already on death row. A pardon and release may be worse for Roof unless hes sent to the witness protection program. Hes safer incarcerated!
rampartd
(1,844 posts)these are all trump' people. they are recruiting and training all the time.
Deep State Witch
(11,781 posts)Because the people killed would have most likely been either Democrats or people like Mike Pence who ran afoul of the Dear Leader.
unblock
(55,073 posts)Because I see zero evidence of this.
He was disappointed that the coup wasn't successful, and he was eager for violence and whatever it would have taken to stay in power 4 years ago. If that meant some other people died, he would not have lost a moment's sleep over it.
Irish_Dem
(69,446 posts)Pelosi, Schumer.
Jose Garcia
(3,168 posts)If they had done it that night there may have been a sense of urgency and the Senate could have tried and convicted him overnight. But they waited, and the nation's attention drifted.
Johonny
(23,546 posts)And the media makes sure to make it seem like all those deaths were not connected to a rampaging uncontrolled mob attacking the capitol. I'm sure the same would happen to anyone else that died.
MineralMan
(149,009 posts)IzzaNuDay
(962 posts)However, now that these now pardoned dolts are on the loose again. The dotard has immunity to do whatever the hell he wants and he has talked retribution to his political opponents. So I see plausibility someone will end up assaulted per the dotards command. Scary times.