US President Donald Trump defended having pardoned all the rioters of the assault on the Capitol without distinction with violent cases, before threatening Joe Biden with reprisals for the “four years of hell”, in his first interview presidential.
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“I went through four years of hell. I spent millions of dollars in legal fees and won. But I did it the hard way. It’s really hard to say that [ceux qui m’ont fait subir ça] should not have to endure it [à leur tour]», estimated the 47e President of the United States in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, according to “The Guardian”.
During his visit, Donald Trump suggested his intention to open an investigation against all those who played a role in the criminal proceedings filed against him in recent years, including those for which he was found guilty, noted the British media.
“Joe Biden has very bad advisors. Someone advised Joe Biden to pardon everyone except him… Joe Biden had very bad advice,” he insisted in front of host Sean Hannity, a long-time friend. date of the president.
Among the subjects discussed, the host returned to the choice to pardon the approximately 1,500 people accused in the assault on the Capitol which occurred on January 6, 2021, a few days before the inauguration of Joe Biden, to contest the result of the American elections “rigged”, in the words of the billionaire.
-Because the president made the decision to pardon them all without distinction, ignoring the approximately 250 rioters accused of assault or violent crimes, including those who allegedly attacked police officers with makeshift weapons, such as flagpoles, a hockey stick and a crutch, according to “The Guardian”.
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“They were protesting the vote because they knew the election was rigged […] and you should be allowed to demonstrate against the vote, he stressed. Some of these people with the police – true – but they were very minor incidents. It’s inflated by these two fake guys who are on CNN all the time.”
Previously, Vice President JD Vance had declared that those who committed violence during the assault should “obviously” not benefit from a pardon, recalled “The Guardian”.
Two important police unions reacted by saying they were “deeply discouraged” by these decisions by the president, according to the British media.
