So I guess my question is this, was President Donald Trump wrong to give blanket clemency to the January 6th defendants? Thank you, ranking member. A couple of things on that. One, The power of the presidential pardon is just that the president alignment. I concede he has the authority. I'm asking, was he wrong to do it? And as we discussed in our private meeting, Senator, I have always rejected any violence against law enforcement. (01:53–01:59)
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