On State of the Union today, Dana Bash tried to back Jim Jordan into a corner.
“I’m going to make a bit of a hard turn to what we expect tomorrow, because we have a lot going on, including the inauguration of a president,” she said.
“And on that note, one of the many things that the president-elect promised that he would do was, and is, to pardon many of the January 6 rioters.
“We heard Vice President-elect J.D. Vance say last week that, if anyone committed violence on that day, they should not be pardoned. He added there’s a little bit of a gray area there. But, according to the DOJ, 608 people have been charged with assaulting, resisting or obstructing officers; 174 of those defendants have been charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon against police officers.
“So, do you agree with vice president-elect Vance that those people should not be pardoned?”
“I think, all along, whether it’s President Trump, Vice President Vance, people who didn’t engage in violence should be pardoned. I think that’s where the American people are. I think that’s where the president is,” Jordan said.
“But what about those who did engage in violence?” Bash said.
“I think that’s — then you go case by case. And if they have done some violent activity against some police officer, maybe not. Maybe they shouldn’t be,” Jordan said.
