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Jim McGovern: “Trump pardon[ed] [January 6th rioters], he's creating a…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:33

That means the January 6th rioters, you know, the people who viciously beat cops who sent them to the hospital, then got arrested and convicted for their violent crimes and ended up in jail. Not not only did Trump pardon[ed] [January 6th rioters], he's creating a taxpayer funded slush fund to pay off their legal debt. I mean, that's sick, it's obscene. But it's just the latest chapter of this corrupt, dishonest and morally bankrupt administration's shameful disrespect for our country and for the law enforcement officers who protect us. (03:33–03:39)

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Asserts that Trump pardoned January 6th rioters and is creating a fund to pay their legal debts.

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