“On Monday, [Rodriguez] was among those who got a full pardon. Are you OK with that?” Bash asked Graham. “No,” Graham responded. “I think when you pardon people who attack police officers, you’re sending the wrong signal to the public at large, and it’s not what you want to be to protect cops, but [the president] has that power.”
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is speaking out against President Donald Trump for pardoning people charged with offenses related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection. Speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Graham said it was a "mistake" to pardon people who attacked police officers.
He noted during his appearance on both Sunday shows that Mr. Biden pardoned a large number of people, including family members, and commuted the sentence of a man who killed two FBI agents. He said that if large numbers of pardons and pardons for those who have attacked police officers continues, then something might have to be done about presidential pardon power.
