Editorial: Trump’s vow to pardon Jan. 6 insurrectionists is itself an attack on the rule of law
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Feb 04, 2022
3 minutes
At the core of ex-President Donald Trump’s self-focused ideology is the notion that allegiance to him transcends respect for the institutions and norms that have made the United States history’s preeminent exemplar of democracy.
So it’s not surprising that he now says that if he becomes president again, he’d consider pardoning those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol in which many rioters sought to overturn the presidential election results.
Trump’s statement at a Saturday rally in
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