Donald Trump, in addition to saying he wants to pardon those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, said that members of the Jan. 6 committee “should go to jail” for investigating him.
“Everybody on that committee … for what they did, yeah, honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump said on Sunday’s Meet the Press.
He also claimed that former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who co-chaired the committee, were “behind” his federal prosecutions.
The committee voted unanimously to subpoena Trump, and their final report stated Trump intentionally spread lies about the 2020 election and encouraged his followers to attack the Capitol.
Trump has previously threatened members of the committee, writing on Truth Social in March of last year that they “should be prosecuted for their lies and, quite frankly, TREASON!”.
When Welker asked if Trump would direct his FBI director or attorney general to prosecute and jail committee members, Trump said, “No, not at all.
Welker asked if Trump wants to see Smith jailed, and he responded, “I think he’s very corrupt but I want [Bondi] to do whatever she … wants to do.”. »