The Biggest Players of Jan. 6 Walk Free Thanks To Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : An attorney for Tarrio expressed gratitude to Trump, saying it "marks a pivotal moment in our client's life, and symbolizes a turning point for our nation.
65% : I, an immigrant, nearly lost my life defending the Constitution and the rule of law in the building where President Trump was inaugurated."
62% : If any pardoned Jan. 6 rioters go on to commit criminal offenses in the future, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1914 that their pardoned offense could still be weighed by courts under something known as "habitual offender laws."
51% : I think what's different about this case is twofold: First, for Trump to exercise blanket pardon power for Jan. 6 defendants, [he] would be doing it to reward those who are loyal to him and [second], he's also doing it in a scenario where he was actively involved in the crime itself.
45% : In September 2023, Tarrio, who asked Trump for a full pardon on the fourth anniversary of the insurrection, was sentenced to 22 years.
41% : He told HuffPost earlier this month that there was "no question" a sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants would embolden extremists throughout America, "in the same way that white supremacists have been emboldened by Trump and his supportive rhetoric for the last eight years.
38% : Rhodes himself took the stand at one point, offering defiant testimony that painted himself the savior of a movement to keep Trump in power and Trump's supporters "safe."Under cross-examination, Rhodes told prosecutors he wanted Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act because, he believed, only then could the president expose the election fraud and leak sensitive data, such as information that would out government officials as pedophiles.
37% : Trump, Rhodes said, had a constitutional duty, "just like Lincoln," to overturn the 2020 election results.
33% : Bloch also worries that newly pardoned Jan. 6 rioters, especially those who were part of extremist movements or displayed unique acts of violence, will take the news of their pardon as yet more proof that Trump approves of their actions.
30% : Individuals who saw their sentences commuted by Trump will not have all of their civil rights restored, including rights to own a firearm or vote.
26% : Fanone told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday that he, his children and his family are "less safe because of Donald Trump and his supporters.
16% : Evidence at Jan. 6 trials showed defendants "expressly viewed themselves as Trump's army and talked about committing an all-out war to keep Trump in power," Bloch said.
15% : Both James and Ulrich admitted that on Jan. 6, they were willing to use lethal force against anyone who would dare keep Trump from the White House, despite his 2020 electoral defeat by Joe Biden.

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