Sanders: Biden Should Consider Preemptive Pardons

NBC News reports:

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday described President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to jail members of the House Jan. 6th Committee as “an outrageous statement” and said that President Joe Biden should consider preemptive pardons for committee members.

“This is what authoritarianism is all about. It’s what dictatorship is all about,” Sanders added.

Asked whether Biden should consider preemptive pardons for committee members, which included seven House Democrats and two House Republicans — then-Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. — Sanders told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” “Well, I think he might want to consider that very seriously.”

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Sen. Bernie Sanders describes President-elect Trump’s threat to jail members of the House Jan. 6th Committee as “outrageous,” adding President Biden should consider preemptive pardons for committee members:

“This is what authoritarianism is all about.” https://t.co/JQskaxrwmN

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 15, 2024