A MAGA rioter who has been convicted of attacking law enforcement officials with a baseball bat at the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021 is enthusiastic about the potential of being pardoned if former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 election.
In an interview with NPR, Jan. 6 convict Jacob Lang encouraged Trump to deliver a blanket pardon to all people convicted for taking part in the riots, including people like himself who assaulted police.
"It's a beautiful pledge," Lang said of Trump's pardon promise. "No Jan. 6-er left behind. Bring us all home, 47, Donald Trump. Bring us all home."
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As the NPR report notes, Lang not only assaulted police on January 6th, but also vowed to become even more violent in the future after the assault on the Capitol failed to block the certification of President Joe Biden's election.
Specifically, Lang said after the riots that the next time he and his fellow Trump supporters would use "guns" on the grounds that "the First Amendment didn't work, we pull out the Second."
Although Trump has not pledged a blanket pardon, he did say he'd be open to pardoning rioters convicted of even the most serious offenses, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who is serving a lengthy prison sentence after being found guilty of seditious conspiracy.
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