Psaki: Trump raising Jan. 6 pardons, overturning election a reminder he's unfit
By Brett Samuels - 01/31/22 02:11 PM EST White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday said former President Trump's comments over the weekend in which he floated pardons for Capitol rioters and complained that the 2020 election was not "overturned" were a reminder of how unfit Trump is for office.
"He defended the actions of his supporters, who stormed the Capitol and brutally attacked the law enforcement officers protecting it. I think it’s important to shout that out and call that out," Psaki said at a press briefing when asked about Trump's comments and potential reforms to the Electoral Count Act.
"He even attacked his own vice president for not, in his words, having overturned the election," Psaki continued. "And it’s just a reminder of how unfit he is for office. And it’s telling that even some of his closest allies have rejected those remarks as inappropriate in the days since."
Trump at a rally in Texas on Saturday said if he ran for reelection and won in 2024, he would treat those convicted of crimes connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots "fairly," adding, "If it requires pardons, we will give them pardons, because they are being treated so unfairly."
Hundreds of people have been arrested and sentenced in connection with the Capitol riots, when a pro-Trump mob violently overwhelmed law enforcement and stormed the complex in a bid to stop the certification of Joe Biden's electoral victory.
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