JD Vance splits with Trump on issue that could cause turmoil

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Trump said he would issue pardons to rioters on 'Day 1' of his presidency, which begins next Monday, January 20.
46% : While Trump has promised sweeping pardons for many of those charged in connection with the attack, declaring he would act 'very quickly' on Day 1 of his presidency, Vance has taken a more nuanced approach, emphasizing accountability for violent offenders.
37% : Donald Trump is seen speaking his "Save America Rally" near the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 minutes before he urged his followers to head to the CapitolTrump has declared many times how 'freeing the January 6 hostages' is a priority of hisShocking footage from the Capitol shows the MAGA mob battering a cop with flag polesVance insisted in an interview on Fox News Sunday Vance drew a line saying the pardon question is 'very simple' stating that those who committed violence should 'obviously' not be pardoned, while peaceful protestors might deserve clemency.
34% : Some Republican lawmakers are pushing for Trump to pardon all theJanuary 6 rioters.
28% : Trump's position, by contrast, has leaned heavily toward broad pardons, citing the suffering endured by those convicted, though he noted he might make exceptions for individuals he deemed 'radical' or 'crazy.'The clear split in stance on the issue comes as Trump is promising to use his clemency power on behalf of many of those who tried to overturn the results of the election that Trump lost.
28% : Leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Trump, the Republican incumbent, to Biden.
26% : When he is inaugurated, Trump will become the first president of the United States to be convicted of felony crimes'The president saying he'll look at each case (and me saying the same) is not some walkback,' Vance said.

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