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MAGAt Moses Mikey: Jan 6th domestic terrorists were "met with the proper consequences!" Well...PARDON me!
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/speaker-johnson-tries-draw-clear-distinction-jan-6-attack-l-unrest-rcna212346
The president himself told reporters this week, “Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers.” Unfortunately for Trump, he put this principle aside while pardoning violent felons who did a lot more than just spit on police officers.
It was against this backdrop that House Speaker Mike Johnson was pressed on the obvious contradiction. Newsweek reported:
Pressed on what he sees as the difference, the Louisiana Republican added, “Everybody wants me to relitigate January 6, I’m not going to do that. There’s a very clear distinction between the two. The people who broke the law and destroyed property [on January 6] were met with the proper consequences on that.”
The president himself told reporters this week, “Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers.” Unfortunately for Trump, he put this principle aside while pardoning violent felons who did a lot more than just spit on police officers.
It was against this backdrop that House Speaker Mike Johnson was pressed on the obvious contradiction. Newsweek reported:
CNN’s Manu Raju asked Johnson whether he thinks it’s ‘hypocritical’ for Trump to condemn the anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles for clashing with law enforcement when Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of everyone charged in the deadly Capitol riot, many of whom were convicted of beating or impeding law enforcement. ‘Look, no, I think there’s a clear distinction between those two,’ Johnson said.
Pressed on what he sees as the difference, the Louisiana Republican added, “Everybody wants me to relitigate January 6, I’m not going to do that. There’s a very clear distinction between the two. The people who broke the law and destroyed property [on January 6] were met with the proper consequences on that.”