Federal judges warn against Trump's plans to pardon J6 defendants

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-21 13:52:33 | Updated at 2024-12-22 01:04:10 11 hours ago

Federal judges warn against Trump's plans to pardon J6 defendants
The Post Millennial ^ | 12/20/24 | Hannah Nightingale

Posted on 12/21/2024 5:47:22 AM PST by CFW

Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second White House term, judges are reportedly expressing concerns over Trump’s plans to pardon those individuals charged in connection with January 6.

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversaw the since-dismissed January 6 case from Jack Smith against Donald Trump, has reportedly had to reassure officers who were present on that day that "the rule of law still applies," however, she now says "I’m not sure I can do that very convincingly these days," per Politico.

A Trump-appointed judge has warned Trump against issuing a blanket pardon for those arrested, while an Obama-appointed judge said Wednesday that possible efforts to pardon former Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, who is serving an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy, would be "frightening." Trump has said that he is planning to pardon those non-violent J6 offenders, not those who have committed violence against officers.

Judges have moved ahead with January 6 cases despite defendants asking for their cases to be delayed in the possibility that Trump pardons them. Politico reported that "Judges have emphasized that his pardon power has no relationship to their obligation to mete out justice, and they have ignored, in Chutkan’s words, 'whatever happens outside this courthouse door.'"

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Well this will just make your blood boil!

Silent on Biden's pardons but speaking out against pardons Trump has spoken of issuing.

These judges shouldn't be offering their opinions on pardons at all.

1 posted on 12/21/2024 5:47:22 AM PST by CFW

To: CFW

I’d encourage that whore judge...and others...to look up “full and unconditional Presidential pardon” in the dictionary.

2 posted on 12/21/2024 5:49:13 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)

To: CFW

If they feel the need to protest they should resign in protest.

3 posted on 12/21/2024 5:49:47 AM PST by Mouton (A 150MT hit may not solve our problems now but is a good start. )

To: CFW

And yet pardoning hardened criminals is fine with them.

4 posted on 12/21/2024 5:50:28 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)

To: CFW

The partisan deep state judges can shove it.

5 posted on 12/21/2024 5:50:29 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)

To: CFW

I wonder what judge Juan Merchan is going to do when Trump stomped all over his gag order as POTUS? Watch for the tears.

To: CFW

Judge Tanya Chutkan should be very busy dealing with FBI corruption investigations and J6 will be the last thing on her mind.

7 posted on 12/21/2024 5:52:28 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)

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