President Donald Trump kicked off his second term this week by pardoning the more than 1,500 Americans charged with crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol protest.
Pardoning the Jan. 6 prisoners is “another promise made, promise kept from the president,” Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., told The Daily Signal.
“It is shameful right now to see that there are still people that, four years later, have not had a fair trial, have not had a trial at all,” he said.
All Americans have a constitutional right to a “speedy trial,” Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., said, adding: “If you haven’t actually given them a trial in four years … that’s a problem.”
The Daily Signal spoke with Clyde, McCormick, and a number of other Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday regarding Trump’s decision to issue pardons for so many Americans who have…
