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Blumenthal Statement on Trump's Pardon of Violent January 6 Insurrectionists

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on President Trump’s issuance of mass pardons and commutations for participants in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those who violently attacked and assaulted law enforcement officers:

These mass pardons are sickening— the ultimate disrespect for police officers who were assaulted brutally by criminal rioters, suffering lasting injuries and death in some cases. Giving a blanket pass to cop killers and other insurrectionists, convicted by juries of everyday Americans, discredits justice and law enforcement. Shame on Republican colleagues who were protected that terrible day and now stay silent.”

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