‘Very minor incidents’: Trump defends January 6 pardons in first interview since inauguration
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6TRRT)
In interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, US president also hinted that predecessor Joe Biden made an error by not pardoning himself
Donald Trump has described attacks on police officers at the US Capitol on January 6 2021 as very minor incidents" as he sought to defend his decision to pardon the insurrectionists.
The US president hinted that those who put him through four years of hell" via criminal prosecutions should themselves be investigated, adding ominously that his predecessor Joe Biden made a mistake by not pardoning himself.
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