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Brad Schimel: “I do feel strongly that if anyone had committed acts of…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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Capital City Sunday: One-on-one with Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel

Published | Video Starts at 02:43

… make, I would personally disagree with, but those don't have anything to do with my race or anything I would do as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Now, I do feel strongly that if anyone had committed acts of violence that day and particularly had assaulted or attacked a police officer, I don't think on a personal level they should have been pardoned. But the president does have that authority. So when I say when it's said that I don't object to him using it, I mean in a sense, from a constitutional perspective, that I don't object to him utilizing a power he has under the Constitution. (02:43–02:56)

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Asserts belief that those who committed violence on January 6th should not be pardoned.

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