Opinion | I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. I Know Why Trump Pardoned Them. Trump’s pardons will encourage more violence.

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A primary source, a lawyer who was involved in the prosecution. It is important to read primary sources and understand their concerns. I’ve heard some lawyers have received death threats for doing their jobs. Like Capital Police, will others die by doing their job? 😢

Violent Acts of Many Jan. 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Are Shown in Videos (Gift Article) President Trump pardoned men who violently attacked police officers on Jan. 6 along with nearly 1,600 other people who had been charged in connection with the riot. But his grant of clemency did not e...

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As a ex Federal Officer I am taken aback that there are pardons granted to people who killed and injured other officers on 1/6. The videos show extreme group violence on Federal Police.
May those lost RIP, may those traumatized find ☮️in their 💜 & 🙏 to all who served☮️

Son who reported his dad to the FBI after January 6 said his dad called him a ‘traitor’ | CNN Politics CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks to Jackson Reffitt who turned his father, Guy Reffitt, into the FBI for his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection. President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people c...

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As a soon to retire HS teacher I am deeply concerned by the increase in students who cannot relate to their “radicalized” parents.
Jackson’s story is extreme in some ways but in many others not. The loss of dialogue in families is very concerning

“On Wednesday, Representative Mike Collins, Republican of Georgia, said Bishop Budde should be “added to the deportation list.”
“Female bishop is all you needed to know how it was going to turn out,” Kristan Hawkins, a Catholic anti-abortion activist, wrote on X.
Why deport? Succession?

Video: Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ During Sermon

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I stand with this Bishop; bravery, clarity and speaks silenced truths.
Will any religious leader in Israel or Russia follow her lead?
Because I do believe the same is true for the citizens there, many are silenced and don’t agree with their governments. 💜☮️🌍🙏

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders I attended Trump’s inauguration yesterday. Here are my thoughts.

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Bernie speaks truth but I’m unsure how many people can actually hear him! 🙉
So many of my fellow working class friends, including teachers, gave their vote to Trump, thinking he was on their side🤔🤭. Drill baby drill? Means burn baby 🔥. Maybe we should spread the real Bern☮️

Israeli military abandoned kibbutz for hours during Hamas' attack Oct. 7, IDF inquiry finds “Critical questions remain unanswered,” residents of the kibbutz said, “such as why the army forces at the kibbutz’s entrance didn’t enter the kibbutz despite our desperate pleas for rescue.”

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We could have responded to the 10/7 attacks; a more Restorative less military approach- solution.
Seems Israeli military’s lack of protection for its own people, was part of how so many hostages were taken. Now Americanwill have a similar behavior: Pardon a posse!