The "Trumpification" of the GOP's Jan. 6 pardon push

A Republican running for one of the most competitive congressional seats in the country has stressed his belief that Donald Trump needs to win the White House and pardon some of the mob who took part in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. 

Back in 2022, Washington GOP candidate Joe Kent primaried Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of only 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol attack. 

While he managed to oust her, Kent lost a close general election race a few months later. He's running for the same seat this year in a contest that could not only help determine which party controls the House, but also test how far to the right a swing district may be willing to go.