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by dap | Jan 21, 2025 | Fox News, Mediate
Fox News contributor and legal scholar Jonathan Turley joined anchor Bill Hemmer on Tuesday to discuss President Donald Trump’s sweeping January 6th pardons, which included those convicted of beating police officers.
Hemmer began the segment by showing a clip of Trump signing the pardon. “This is January 6th. These are the hostages. Approximately 1500 for a pardon? Yes, full pardon. They’ve been treated very unfair. The judges have been absolutely brutal. The prosecutors have been brutal. Nobody’s ever treated people in this country like that,” Trump said in the clip from Monday evening.
“President Trump issuing a pardon last evening for nearly 1600 people charged, many of them jailed for the January 6th attack on the Capitol. That sweeping executive order also commuting the sentences of 14 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, most convicted of seditious conspiracy for that riot,” Hemmer went on to explain, adding:
Jonathan Turley, constitutional attorney here. Hello to you, sir. One of the more
pardons you that we have seen. I’ll get to the Hunter staff and James Biden in a moment here. But with regard to this one, this is part of your book, “The Indispensable Right,” when you talk about the troubling aspects of these cases. Today in the Post, you say the excessive treatment of some of the defendants undermined the credibility of their prosecutions. You study this. Go ahead and explain it as you see it and understand it now, professor?
“Well, the Department of Justice really made the case for these pardons, and it was hard to do because most of us supported the people responsible for the riot being held accountable. It was a terrible day. But the Justice Department unleashed what one of its top lawyers called a shock and awe campaign, and they just scooped up hundreds of people,” Turley replied, adding:
They often demanded really excessive sentences, in my view. Most of these people were charged with just trespass or unlawful entry. Most of them were not violent. The government tended to oppose bail. They kept a number of them for a very long time in segregation, some of them in some cases, they demanded limitations on what people could say or read or associate after they were released.
All of this tended to undermine their case. And so when when the president campaigned on this issue, I think a lot of people wanted to see this chapter closed. And he certainly did that. I mean, this was broader than most people expected or even asked for.
A recent
conducted by YouGov found that “73% of Americans oppose pardons for those convicted of assaulting Capitol Police officers, including 54% of Republicans.” The poll of 1,200 voters also found the issue be among the least important to Americans:
Pardoning those convicted or accused of crimes on January 6th ranked among the lowest priorities for the incoming Trump Administration of those tested with 7% support alongside investigating former Special Counsel Jack Smith (1%); withdrawing from the Paris Climate agreement (3%); ending Title IX protections for transgender students (5%); and tariffs (6%)
The sweeping pardons came as a surprise to many as Trump said in November that he would likely focus on nonviolent rioters, saying, “If they were nonviolent, I think they’ve been greatly punished.” Last week, Vice President JD Vance
that Trump would “obviously” not pardon anyone convicted of assaulting a police officer.
Turley
his recent New York Post column to his blog on Tuesday as well and offered a brief introduction to it, writing, “Below is my column in the New York Post on the pardoning of the January 6th defendants by President Donald Trump. The scope of the pardon appears broader than some had hoped. What is clear is that any such relief should not extend to violent actors, particularly those who attacked police officers. However, the Justice Department itself may have made the strongest case for presidential pardons.”
Trump, of course, did indeed pardon the violent offenders just the same as the nonviolent ones.
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by | Jan 21, 2025 | Fox News
Following several arrests in recent weeks of individuals
, officials now say two more people have been taken into custody for pretending to be members of the media to enter a fire zone.
Authorities say the two suspects allegedly forged press passes to unlawfully enter a Palisades Fire evacuation zone.
Officers stationed at road closures for the Palisades Fire came into contact with “two suspicious individuals,” who were at separate roadblock locations, California Highway Patrol said in a press statement on Sunday.
“These individuals had been coming and going from the closures while using what appeared to be Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) press passes, and their
,” the statement continued.
California Highway Patrol officers confirmed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that the press passes were both fake, and both individuals carrying the passes were arrested.
A search of their belongings revealed more fraudulent press passes.
The latest arrests follow several others in recent weeks of individuals accused of attempting to enter fire zones by using deception.
An Oregon couple was arrested on Saturday for allegedly
after they attempted to enter an evacuation zone with a fake firetruck.
Last week, a burglary suspect disguised as a firefighter was arrested, the Los Angeles Police Department previously confirmed with Fox News Digital.
“These arrests underscore the strength of our partnership with LASD as we work together to secure and protect the communities affected by the wildfires,” CHP said in the latest statement.
“Criminal activities such as unlawful entry into evacuation zones, forging press passes, and looting will not be tolerated.”
