Wil Trump pardon political violence that occurs during his second term?
Wil Trump pardon political violence that occurs during his second term?
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Democracy observers worry that pardoning J6 insurrectionists incentivizes future political violence, because it signals that Donald Trump might shield them from legal consequences. Political violence against opponents of the President is a commonly used tactic for authoritarian capture.

Will Trump do this?

What counts: pardoning assassination attempt, attacking opposing protestors, etc., attacks on Republicans by far-right individuals will also count

The violence must occur during the second term.

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Pardon is the last line of defense, to be employed when his attorney general fails to squash a prosecution.

@DanHomerick fair point - maybe I should've made a broader question of "will someone get away with political violence?" but I don't know how to properly bound that

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