The Daily Beast's Michael Daly writes about the death of Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick after Jan. 6 and the impact Trump's pardons has on the officer's legacy.
Donald Trump never had the day in court that U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick's mother had hoped for. And now the men who beat and bear sprayed her son will walk free, thanks to the newly inaugurated president.
-- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) January 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Wall Street Journal pans Trump Jan. 6 pardons: Law and order?'
thehill.com
... The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is criticizing President Trump's decision to pardon more than 1,500 his supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
"This is a rotten message from a President about political violence done on his behalf, and it's a bait and switch," the Journal wrote in an editorial published late Tuesday. "What happened that day is a stain on Mr. Trump's legacy. By setting free the cop beaters, the President adds another." ...
Man Who Stomped on Officers' Heads Among Jan. 6 Prisoners Pardoned by Trump
www.newsweek.com
... David Dempsey, a man convicted of stomping on police officers' heads during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol building, was among those pardoned by President Donald Trump on Monday. ...
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