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On the recordMay 10, 2023
If he were to pardon those January 6th rioters that that would be grounds for yet another impeachment in his eyes.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal warns that pardoning January 6 rioters could lead to impeachment.

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