During a heated discussion on CNN, Abby Phillip challenged Scott Jennings on President Trump's pardons for January 6 defendants. Phillip demanded Jennings share his personal views rather than repeat Trump’s reasoning. Jennings acknowledged that most defendants faced consequences, having served prison time and suffered life setbacks. However, he defended Trump's decision by suggesting these individuals were overcharged. The conversation underscored broader concerns about accountability and the implications of such pardons for criminal justice and societal norms regarding violence against democratic institutions.
Most of these people, vast majority of these people, paid some kind of price and a deep price for what they did.
These are people who were sentenced, but they also committed a particular kind of crime that the government has a very distinct interest in preventing.
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