Trump has repeatedly spoken out against prosecuting those who took part in the riots (FILE)
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Former US President Donald Trump has suggested he will pardon several people accused of taking part in last year’s attack on the US Capitol if he is re-elected in the 2024 presidential vote. .
“If I run for office and if I win, we will treat those people fairly from January 6. We will treat them fairly. And if a pardon is requested, we will pardon them. them because they were treated so unfairly,” Trump said at a rally. Saturday night in Conroe, Texas.
Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US legislature in Washington on January 6 last year in an attempt to block President Joe Biden’s confirmation of victory in the November 2020 election.
More than 700 people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the riots that left five people dead and the country reeling. That list grows day by day as the extensive investigation is conducted.
Most of those charged were not charged with violence or vandalism but merely entered the building illegally and generally face misdemeanor charges.
However, some longer sentences have been handed down and more of the approximately 225 individuals accused of acts of violence can face serious consequences in court.
Trump has repeatedly spoken out against prosecuting those involved in the riots, but has yet to issue a pardon ahead of Saturday’s rally.
The former president has been accused of sparking violence on Capitol Hill with a fiery speech claiming voter fraud, claims that have never been substantiated by the states in question, the Justice Department or the courts. US court.
A House selection committee is also in the process of investigating how the attack came about and whether Trump and members of his circle contributed to encouraging it.
Trump attacked the committee on Saturday, calling its work a “disgrace.”
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