Trump Dangles 'Full Pardons' For Jan. 6 Defendants If He's Reelected

Donald Trump says hes looking very strongly at pardoning Jan. 6 defendants if he runs again for office and is reelected, but first hed like his supporters to line his pockets.

The former president made the comments in an interview Thursday with Wendy Bell, a far-right media personality in Pennsylvania, where Trump-endorsed Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Ozs campaign is struggling to gain traction .

I will tell you, I will look very, very favorably about full pardons if I decide to run, and if I win, Trump said. I will be looking very, very strongly about pardons. Full pardons.

And I mean full pardons with an apology, he added, expanding on the claim he first made in June .

Its unclear if Trumps list would include the numerous Republican congressmen who sought presidential pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

Among them is Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann said requested a pardon that was as broad as you can describe ... for any and all things. Gaetz is currently under a federal investigation for alleged sex trafficking .

The violent mob at the U.S. Capitol that Trump incited on Jan. 6 killed five people, including one police officer, injured another 140 officers and led to four police suicides. Trump hoped to use the violence to force Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which he lost by 7 million popular votes.

In new interview, Trump says he met with J6ers recently and is financially supporting some of them. Then says if he wins re-election he will be looking very strongly at full pardons for all J6 defendants, with an apology from the govt. pic.twitter.com/xdIVEMt7Sf

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In new interview, Trump says he met with J6ers recently and is financially supporting some of them. Then says if he wins re-election he will be looking very strongly at full pardons for all J6 defendants, with an apology from the govt. pic.twitter.com/xdIVEMt7Sf
Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) September 1, 2022

Trump also suggested that hes financially supporting some of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists though he stopped short of explicitly saying that, stating only that hes supporting people that are incredible.

Bell didnt dig into the assertion or ask for evidence to support the claim.

An email seeking comment from Trumps representatives regarding who exactly hes financially supporting, how they were selected, and where the purported money came from wasnt returned.

After making the claim, Trump asked Bells listeners to fork over money in support of the cause.

Ive studied it, Ive studied cases, and contributions should be made, he said. We have to do that, because you know they have some good lawyers, but even the good lawyers ... you get some of these judges that are so nasty, and angry, and mean.