Proud Boys leader's mom asks Trump to pardon her son serving 22-year sentence for Jan. 6 riot

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Opening arguments from prosecutors reminded jurors of Trump's "stand back and stand by" edict to the Proud Boys -- issued during a September 2020 presidential debate -- and said that the extremist group was prepared to engage in violence in order disrupt the peaceful transition of presidential power and keep Trump in office.
48% : Now with Trump set to take office next year, many of the imprisoned rioters are hoping he issues them pardons as he said he would while on the campaign trail.
28% : Attorneys for the defendants also argued that Trump -- who earlier that day told his supporters at the so-called "Stop the Steal rally" to march to the Capitol and "fight like hell" -- was the real culprit.
27% : More from Law&Crime: 'These assertions defy credulity': Capitol Police officers using KKK Act to sue Trump over Jan. 6 push to unseal Jack Smith grand jury materialsIn an interview with South Florida NBC affiliate WTVJ, Tarrio's mother Zuny Tarrio spoke directly to Trump.

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