Unrepentant January 6 defendants enthused at prospect of Trump pardons

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "On TikTok, she has celebrated the expected pardons from Trump.
49% : Some have close ties to Trump and his allies.
43% : But of those who have spoken publicly, most have continued to support Trump and election fraud narratives, and have not disavowed the beliefs that led them to the Capitol.
40% : Trump, who called January 6 a "day of love", has not said how he will assess who receives a pardon, but that he will do it on a case-by-case basis.
39% : "They're sort of rolling the dice here and hoping for whatever Donald Trump is going to do down the line," Reilly said.
38% : J6ers see Trump as their salvation from a witch-hunt against conservatives.
37% : "Lang, who has been in jail for four years as he sought continual delays to his trial, wants to see every person charged for their actions that day given a pardon, which became more likely when Donald Trump won a second term in November.
36% : The justice department is still filing charges and pursuing cases related to the insurrection and is focusing on the most egregious instances of assault, Reilly has reported, but it is not clear how much progress will be made by the time Trump takes office.

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