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Lawmakers brace for Donald Trump's promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint

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    14% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    90% ReliableExcellent

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -24% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : He said he believes Trump will look at each individual circumstance and decide what is appropriate.
49% : Few Republicans are going that far, but many believe it's appropriate for Trump to look at pardons on a case-by-case basis.
42% : Trump said he would issue pardons to rioters on "Day 1" of his presidency, which begins Jan. 20.
41% : "Some of these people have been given prison sentences: 10 years, 18 years and more.
40% : "People who attacked police officers, listen, I don't think that is something we should ever condone," Johnson said.House Democrats, who led the drive to impeach Trump over Jan. 6 and conducted a wide-ranging investigation into the attack, warned that the pardons could have far-reaching consequences, both for the rule of law and the security of the country.
34% : Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, said she has spoken at length with Trump and is lobbying him to pardon everyone who participated in the siege.
33% : Thompson led the House committee that investigated the events surrounding Jan. 6, concluding with a report that said Trump "lit the fire" for the insurrection.
31% : Some Republicans in Congress, even those closely aligned with Trump, suggested not all Jan. 6 offenders should be treated the same.
20% : Rep. Jim Himes, A democrat from Connecticut, who was trapped in the House gallery as rioters tried to break in below, said it would be "extraordinarily difficult" for him and many others if Trump goes ahead with the pardons.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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