JD Vance promises pardons for those who ‘protested peacefully’ on Jan. 6
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Vice President-elect J.D. Vance broke down the process of determining which Jan. 6 protesters will and won’t be pardoned.
As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches, he has promised to swiftly pardon those with charges surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. The promise has stirred speculation of which cases will be dismissed and which will continue under Trump, which Vance clarified on Fox News Sunday.
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