Adam Schiff: “The president's very first act was to pardon hundreds of…”

“Well, I agree with that proposition, but they don't agree with that proposition because they were perfectly fine with violence on January 6th against law enforcement. In fact, The president's very first act was to pardon hundreds of people that assaulted police officers on January 6. The irony, of course, was made clear during Cash Patel's confirmation hearing when I asked him if he could turn and face the Capitol Police officers who were part of …” (07:40–07:48)

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