Jacob Sullum: Trump's pardons of Jan. 6 Capitol rioters will reverse...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : If Trump draws appropriate distinctions and uses his clemency powers carefully -- a big if -- he can mitigate those injustices.
24% : Given the possibility of such charges, Trump said on "Meet the Press" this month, defendants who pleaded guilty "had no choice."Because prosecutors can severely penalize defendants who insist on a trial, he added, the criminal justice system is "very corrupt" and "very nasty.
23% : But even though Trump himself is largely to blame for the riot, which was inspired by his unfounded insistence that Joe Biden had stolen the election, he raises some valid points about prosecutorial power, which can lead to unjust results that might be remedied by the prudent use of presidential clemency.

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