Jan 22, 2025
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said on Tuesday she would offer guided tours of the Capitol to the Jan. 6 rioters who just received a sweeping pardon from President Trump. “I’ll be the first member of Congress to offer them a guided tour in the Capitol,” Boebert said on Tuesday, standing outside a Washington, D.C. jail, where some defendants were being held, according to footage from NBC News. The staunch Trump ally was surrounded by onlookers who cheered in response to her announcement. “President Trump signed a pardon yesterday, demanding that they be pardoned, all of them, and released,” Boebert said, adding, “But now we're waiting on 22 hostages, here in this jail.” Trump on Monday night, in one of his first official acts as president, granted roughly 1,500 "full, complete and unconditional pardons" for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. There have been 1,583 total defendants charged.  About 600 Jan. 6 defendants were accused of assaulting, resisting or impeding police. Ten defendants were convicted of sedition, the crown jewel of the Justice Department’s sprawling prosecution. “These men have already paid too much time, more time than they ever should have. They should’ve never been locked up,” Boebert said on Tuesday outside the jail. “I'm hoping that these guys are out before I'm able to return,” she added. “And if they're not, I’m coming back. I want to see them for their release.” The Hill has reached out to Boebert for comment.
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