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Joni Ernst: “I am not opposed to that. That is a president's prerogative.”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2024
I am not opposed to that. That is a president's prerogative.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Senator Ernst discusses the potential for pardoning those convicted for January 6th, stating it is within the president's rights.

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