Graham says Trump's call to pardon Jan. 6 rioters 'inappropriate'

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSunday shows preview: Justice Breyer announces retirement from Supreme Court White House confirms Judge J. Michelle Childs under consideration for Supreme Court Overnight Defense & National Security — Pentagon tells Russia to stand down MORE (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that former President Trump Donald TrumpTrump says he'll treat Jan. 6 rioters 'fairly' if reelected: 'If it requires pardons, we will give them pardons' North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile in 7th test this month Overturning Roe isn't only about red states or abortion MORE’s suggestion that he would pardon Jan. 6, 2021, rioters if reelected is “inappropriate.”

During Graham's appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” host Margaret Brennan played a clip of Trump speaking Saturday at a Texas rally, where he said he would treat the Capitol rioters "fairly."

“If I run and I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly,” Trump told the crowd. “We will treat them fairly, and if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons because they are being treated so unfairly.”

“No, I don't want to send any signal that it was OK to defile the Capitol,” Graham told Brennan when asked if he agreed.

“There are other groups with causes that may want to go down to the violent path that these people get pardoned,” he added.

“I think it's inappropriate. ... I don't want to do anything that would make this more likely in the future,” Graham told Brennan.

The Republican senator added that he didn't like it when Vice President Harris "and her associates and the people that work for her, her staffers, raised money to bail out the rioters who hit cops in the head and burned down stores" after sometimes violent demonstrations in the summer of 2020.

"So I don't want to do anything from raising bail to pardoning people who take the law into their own hands because it will make more violence more likely," he said. "I want to deter people who did what on Jan. 6. And those who did it, I hope they go to jail and get the book thrown at them because they deserve it."

GirlOnTidder on January 30th, 2022 at 18:29 UTC »

You know what's REALLY inappropriate?

BEING A MAGA TRAITOR.

3inthestinknonepink on January 30th, 2022 at 18:24 UTC »

“No, I don't want to send any signal that it was OK to defile the Capitol,” Graham told Brennan when asked if Trump's comments were appropriate.

you know a signal like voting to acquit the guy who planned, paid for and directed the attack...that was a pretty good signal there.

“I think it's inappropriate. ... I don't want to do anything that would make this more likely in the future,” Graham told Brennan.

do anything like faithfully support the guy, even knowing he attempted a coup? each and everyone of these self serving pieces of garbage need to be tossed out.

EdwardCasaubon on January 30th, 2022 at 18:22 UTC »

"But, well, he does have the base wrapped around his finger, and I'm terrified of them, so it's whatever, I guess."

A real profile in courage.