Trump Again Hints at Jan. 6 Pardons, Including for Attacks on Police

President-elect Donald J.Trump on Tuesday once again left open the possibility of offering pardons to some of his supporters who are serving prison time for assaulting police officers during the attack on the Capitol on Jan.

6, 2021.Mr.Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to restore “law and order,” said that the pardons he intended to offer could cover people charged and convicted of violent crimes.“Well, we’re looking at it,” Mr.

Trump told reporters at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, when asked whether he was considering pardoning people charged with violent offenses.“We’ll be looking at the whole thing, but I’ll be making major pardons, yes.”When a reporter pressed Mr.

Trump on whether he would pardon anyone who attacked a police officer, Mr.Trump deflected and suggested that his supporters were the true victims of Jan.

6.“Well, you know, the only one that was killed was a beautiful young lady named Ashli Babbitt,” he said, adding that she was “shot for no reason whatsoever.” In fact, three other pro-Trump protesters also died during the riot.Ms.Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was shot and killed by a police officer while she was part of a group trying to break through a door to the House floor, where lawmakers were seeking shelter from the mob.

Her death has become a cause célèbre on the right.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe....