Bernie Sanders Says Biden Should 'Very Seriously' Consider Preemptive Pardons
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Multiple media outlets reported earlier this month that the White House was considering giving pardons to Trump's potential targets ahead of the start of his second term.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) believes President Joe Biden should “very seriously” consider preemptively pardoning the Jan. 6 committee members ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.
Trump has shown interest in going after the bipartisan House select committee members who investigated the 2021 Capitol insurrection. The coup attempt was a failed effort to overturn Trump’s definitive loss in the 2020 election.
On NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, moderator Kristen Welker asked Sanders for his thoughts on the possibility of Biden preemptively pardoning the committee members ahead of Trump’s upcoming presidency.
Sanders replied, “Well, I think he might want to consider that very seriously.”
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