Eegore wrote on 05/16/21 at 13:42:39: What do you mean by "fabricated the insurrection story"? As far as I can tell there is no question that these people were in the restricted areas of the US Capitol for the purpose of stopping election proceedings. This guy admits it, there's video, what is fabricated?
I for one cant believe anyone would think Trump was going to pardon regular US citizens that went into the Capitol. Nothing about that matches his past behavior.
"So now the DOJ keeps these people in solitary"
Solitary? Where did you find this information? Solitary is rare in US prisons now. If they are in special or "segregated" housing they are still celled with another inmate.
The only difference between Jan 6th at the Capitol and the 2 or 3 nights when protestors lined the streets outside The White House is the security at the Capitol moved aside but not at The White House. Had they breached the fences protecting The White House and got inside, they would have killed Trump and his family. No difference between the two.
Hindsight is 20-20 but if we knew now what those protestors would face, I absolutely would have been in favor of a pardon if possible.
As Elizabeth Warren about solitary.
Look, this was no insurrection. This was a protest that spontaneously got out of hand. There was no plan, this was no armed rebellion and they are being punished far greater than 1) they deserve and 2) vastly disproportionate to the leftist rioters in various places across the nation.
And it’s insane that the killer of Ashley Babbit was adjudicated in secret with his identity unknown. Imagine for one second if an unarmed female BLM protester breaking into a government building had been shut down and the shooter’s identity was kept secret and he was not charged......
just imagine.