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Lindsey Graham: “I'm going to leave that to him that's his power to exercise -- but people who beat up police officers, I'd put them in a…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2025
I'm going to leave that to him that's his power to exercise -- but people who beat up police officers, I'd put them in a different category than others.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Lindsey Graham comments on Trump's potential blanket pardon for January 6th rioters, emphasizing that those who assaulted police officers should be treated differently.

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