{"id":4236,"date":"2023-05-26T11:18:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2023-05-26T11:18:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:18:34","slug":"desantis-discusses-pardoning-jan-6-defendants-including-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/desantis-discusses-pardoning-jan-6-defendants-including-trump\/njackson\/2023\/05\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Discusses Pardoning Jan. 6 Defendants, Including Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ron DeSantis has some big plans if elected President of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday, the Florida Governor said that if elected president he will consider pardoning all the Jan. 6 defendants \u2014 including former\u00a0President Trump\u00a0\u2014 on his first day in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we will be aggressive in issuing pardons,\u201d DeSantis said on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clayandbuck.com\/clay-bucks-exclusive-interview-with-ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Clay Travis &amp; Buck Sexton Show\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;podcast when asked about whether he will consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, including Trump, who is currently facing a federal investigation over his role on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI would say any example of disfavored treatment based on politics, or weaponization would be included in that review, no matter how small or how big,\u201d he added. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>DeSantis also accused the Justice Department and the FBI of weaponizing its authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeSantis also claimed that the FBI is targeting anti-abortion groups, as well as parents who want to attend school board meetings. 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