Trumps controversial J6 pardons: Letters to the Editor Jan. 23, 2025

Most of the executive orders signed during President Trump’s first day of office made me relieved to have a Republican as president again.But one exception leaves a stain on the hands of the GOP (“Pardons for 1,500 1/6ers,” Jan.

21).The mercy given to the leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, who organized an attempt to overthrow the government of the United States and keep the presidency in Trump’s unelected hands is disturbing.It’s as bad as former President Joe Biden’s flurry of pardons, a last-gasp spasm of injustice.Jorge SierraThe BronxI am a law-enforcement officer, and I believe people who assault police should serve prison time.

But facts are facts.Many of the people involved in the Jan.6 riot did not commit violent crimes.

They were let into the Capitol by the police.Of course, the idiots who broke windows should be punished, but no one ever served four years for breaking a window.

Most people took selfies in the rotunda.Trump did the right thing.

Tom ScottSpotswood, NJPresident Trump has pardoned the lowlifes who rioted inside and outside the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on Jan.6, 2021.These rioters vandalized government property and even called for former Vice President Mike Pence to be hanged.These traitors could have killed numerous members of both houses of Congress.They were incited to riot by Trump, who had just left office and falsely accused the Democrats of “stealing the election” from him, despite knowing he had lost.This was by far the worst act of treason in US history.Robert BergerNew RochelleWhen I think of The Post, two concepts come to mind: “common sense” and “law and order,” both of which the paper proudly touts.

How then can you justify the minuscule article with the headline “Jan.6 rioters cheer pardon?” The decision deserves more scrutiny.Jeff KirschRidgefield, Conn.More than 77 million people believed in Trump and elected him president.

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