Donald Trump says again he would 'absolutely' pardon Jan. 6 rioters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Trump has referred to Jan. 6 rioters as warriors, "unbelievable patriots," political prisoners and "hostages."
50% : If they're innocent, I would pardon them," Trump said during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists on Wednesday.
45% : Trump claimed that the spray paint on the monuments that he falsely stated were at the Capitol "will never actually come off, especially in the limestone" and that the paint will be seen on the stone "100 years for now."When an NBC News reporter visited Columbus Circle on Wednesday evening, the cleanup effort appeared to have been effective, though there were some remnants of the vandalism remaining around the site.
44% : Hundreds of cases remain pending, and more arrests are expected before five-year statute of limitations runs out in early 2026, but all the Jan. 6 cases could theoretically be brought to an end if Trump wins and his appointees take over the Justice Department.
43% : "We're going to win our cases and we're going to be vindicated, but I have to spend a lot of time on that, and money, that's what they want," Trump said.
38% : "You went after the J6 people with a vengeance," Trump said Wednesday, before repeating a conspiracy theory that officers were "ushering everybody into the Capitol."
37% : That court ruling is also likely to weaken special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 case against Trump.
32% : This isn't the first time the monument has been spray painted -- back in 1991, the Columbus Fountain was hit with red paint and "500 years of genocide" graffiti.When Scott asked Trump directly whether he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters who were seen on video assaulting officers with flagpoles and dragging officers down the stairs of the Capitol, Trump didn't answer and instead pivoted to talking about the officer who shot and killed a Jan. 6 rioter.
29% : Trump claimed that there were "two systems of justice" and that he is facing criminal charges related to Jan. 6 and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election not as a result of his own actions but because he was being targeted due to politics.
27% : "They viciously attacked our government, they fought with police, they fought with them much more openly than I saw on Jan. 6," Trump claimed of the pro-Palestinian protesters.
25% : "They shot a young lady in the face who was protesting," Trump said, referring to Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed as she jumped through a broken window leading into the House Speaker's Lobby as members of Congress were fleeing the mob that was attempting to break into the House chamber.
24% : Trump appeared to be referencing protests at Columbus Circle by Union Station, where protesters burned flags, spray painted a 1912 monument to Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and a 49-year-old replica of the Liberty Bell, and assaulted officers.
16% : On Wednesday, when asked about his plans for Jan. 6 rioters by Rachel Scott of ABC News, Trump engaged in whataboutism, falsely claiming that there had been a "horrible attack on the Capitol" last week when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Congress.

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