Trump will pardon some J6 convictions

President-Elect Donald Trump has revealed that he will indeed pardon some of the individuals who have been convicted of crimes in relation to the events of Jan. 6, 2021. 

Trump made this clear in an interview that he did over the weekend with NBC, Just the News reports.

The announcement was not that big of a surprise, for Trump has teased it in the past, including during his 2024 presidential campaign.

There is little doubt that this is one thing that the Democrats - including the Democrats at NBC - are attempting to try to use against Trump.

It's a go!

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The Trump interview aired on Sunday. The president-elect was interviewed by NBC News' Meet the Press host Kristen Welker.

One of the subjects that was discussed, during the interview, was the possibility of Trump pardoning some of the individuals who have been convicted of crimes for their actions during the Capitol protest of Jan. 6, 2021.

"I’m going to look at everything. We’ll look at individual cases. But I’m going to be acting very quickly," Trump said.

Trump went on to confirm, "First day, I'm looking first day. These people have been there — how long is it? Three, four years. They’ve been in there for years. And they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open."

"Go to jail"

Trump, during the interview, had a few more things to say about Jan. 6, 2021, including about the partisan Jan. 6 select committee.

This, of course, was the committee that was tasked with investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, but, instead, used all of its time trying to pin blame for the situation on Trump. The committee members were even caught destroying evidence that many believe was favorable to Trump.

"For what they did, honestly, they should go to jail," Trump said.

Trump went on to clarify that this is a personal belief of his own and that he will not be instructing his Department of Justice to go after the likes of ex-congresswoman Liz Cheney and other members of the committee.

"No, not at all. I think that they’ll have to look at that, but I’m not going to — I’m going to focus on drill, baby, drill," Trump said.