'How dangerous is that?' Dem lawmaker sounds alarm over Trump unleashing new violence

Reacting to Donald Trump's increasingly vocal support for pardoning all of the Jan. 6 rioters who took part in the insurrection, one Democratic lawmaker raised the prospect that the former president will unleash a new wave of violence on America.

As the country observes the third anniversary of the Capitol riot, Trump has promised that "we’ll be looking very, very seriously at full pardons” which is casting a dark cloud over what could happen if he is re-elected in November.

As the Guardian's Ed Pilkington is reporting, "The scope of Trump’s pardon pledge is astonishing both for its quantity and quality. The former president has made clear that – should he be confirmed as the Republican presidential candidate and go on to triumph in the November election – he would contemplate pardoning every one of those prosecuted for their participation in the insurrection."

Noting that NPR has reported that those convicted on felony charges who are pardoned would not be banned from owning weapons again, Pilkington added that Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) recently told a crowd, "How dangerous is that?"

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Raskin elaborated, "Trump is out there saying he’s going to pardon people who engaged in political violence, who bloodied and wounded and hospitalized 150 of our officers," before adding, "Now he wants to pardon the shock troops of January 6, so he will have this roving band of people willing to commit political violence and insurrection for him."

The Guardian report adds, "Trump’s statements on possible pardons are in keeping with the general stance towards the insurrection he has expressed over the past three years. He has repeatedly described the attack as a 'beautiful day' and those who took part in it as 'great, great patriots' who since their arrests have become 'hostages.'"

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