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January 31, 2022

Trump Says He'll Pardon Insurrections If Reelected, Claims Pence Had Power to Overturn 2020 Results
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Donald Trump held a rally in Texas Saturday where he teased a possible
presidential run and defended people charged for their involvement in
the deadly January 6 Capitol insurrection.

Donald Trump: "If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from
January 6th fairly. We will treat them fairly. And if it requires
pardons, we will give them pardons, because they are being treated so
unfairly."

Trump called for mass protests if prosecutors find him guilty of
attempting to overturn the 2020 election results or of financial crimes
through his businesses. On Sunday, Trump released a statement confirming
he wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020
presidential election, falsely claiming Pence had the authority to do
so.

In related news, the House committee investigating the insurrection
subpoenaed 14 people Friday who lied about being electors for Trump in
states that were won by Joe Biden.


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