Johnson On Riot Pardons: “We Believe In Redemption”

“Everybody can describe this however they want, the president has the pardon and commutation authority, it’s his decision, and I think what was made clear all along was that peaceful protests and people who engage in that should never be punished. There was a weaponization of the Justice department.

“There was a weaponization of the events the following, you know, the prosecutions that happened after Jan. 6. It was a terrible time and a terrible chapter in America’s history. The president’s made his decision, I don’t second guess those.

“And yes, you know, it’s kind of my ethos, my worldview, we believe in redemption, we believe in second chances. If you could, you would argue that those people didn’t pay a heavy penalty having been incarcerated and all

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