President Donald Trump defended his pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, who assaulted police, by falsely claiming that murderers do not get charged with murder.
REPORTER: You would agree it’s never acceptable to assault police officers?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 21, 2025
TRUMP: Sure
REPORTER: Among those you pardoned is a guy who used a stun gun on a police officer. Why does he deserve a pardon?
TRUMP: Well, I don’t know pic.twitter.com/nGGqsHEg6C
(Source: Fox News via Twitter)