Jan. 6 police blast Trump pardons #shorts
January 23, 2025
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as posted by the channelD.C. police officer Daniel Hodges, who was injured during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, criticized President Donald Trump’s pardons of those who participated in the attack.
On Monday, President Donald Trump pardoned the rioters who had been criminally charged with storming the Capitol under the false belief that the 2020 election had been stolen. Hodges was one of at least 140 law enforcement officers who were injured. One officer, Brian Sicknick, died in the days following the attack. Four more who defended the Capitol that day have since died by suicide.
“I was beaten, crushed, kicked, punched, surrounded. Someone reached underneath my visor and tried to gouge out my eye,” Hodges said. “And all these people were just pardoned by Donald Trump, who says they were the real victims that they were the patriots. I don’t understand how anyone can believe that.”
He appeared with former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Democratic Reps. Dan Goldman, Jason Crow, Eric Swalwell and Chrissy Houlahan during a news conference to discuss the pardons.
Hodges said he hoped the “guardrails that remain in our government are sufficient to preserve the republic for the next four years” and encouraged Americans to ask if Trump is who they want to represent them.
“While he has been elected, those in Congress who enable him are still answerable to you,” Hodges said. “They're afraid of losing their jobs precisely because too many people offer their unwavering support for Donald Trump.”
Hodges noted that the Jan. 6 rioters could try to attack the Capitol again. “Myself, I'll be there if I'm needed. I'll do it all again,” he said.
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