A faction of Republicans in Congress have openly criticized President Trump's pardon of over 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. Senator Thom Tillis from North Carolina proposed new legislation aimed at increasing penalties for assaults on law enforcement, potentially including the death penalty for officers' murders. While many expressed disapproval of the pardons, others like Senator John Thune emphasized the need to move forward, viewing the pardons as part of the president's prerogative and focusing on the future rather than the past.
I'm about to file two bills that will increase the penalties, up to and including the death penalty, for the murder of a police officer.
Senator John Thune...called the pardons the president's decision and said, 'We're looking at the future, not the past.'
Collection
[
|
...
]