In the wake of the President’s pardon of his son Hunter, Donald Trump has given perhaps his clearest sign that he will pardon the protesters who have been imprisoned for their role in the events of 6 January.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!”
Not long before Trump’s post, Fox News commentator Charlie Hurt said the Hunter Biden pardon was a precedent for pardoning all of the 6 January protesters.
“I think he should at least commute the sentences of all of them and pardoned every single one that was obviously just following the person in front of them wandering through the capital,” Hurt said.
“Pardon every single one of them. There were some that did more than just that. And I think he should commute their sentences and let them all out! Every single one of them.”
During his presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly said he would pardon at least some of those involved in the 6 January protests.
“I am inclined to pardon many of them. I can’t say for every single one because a couple of them, probably, they got out of control,” Trump said during a CNN town hall last year.
“I would say it will be a large portion of them and it would be early on.”
Over 1200 people have been charged related to the events of 6 January.
The President’s pardon for his son Hunter comes ahead of his 12 December sentencing on federal gun charges, and his 16 December sentencing in a separate criminal case for tax evasion.
In a statement, the President criticized his son’s “unfair” and “selective” prosecution.
“I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision,” Biden said.