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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2025 · 25 MIN

Trump’s Pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 insurrectionists: An Undeniable Endorsement of Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism

from WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast · host Scott Harris

Interview with Lawrence Rosenthal, Ph.D., chair and lead researcher at the Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies, University of California at Berkeley, conducted by Scott Harris.Lawrence Rosenthal discusses Donald Trump’s pardon and commutation of some 1,500 convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionists, many of whom had engaged in violent attacks on Capitol police. He also expresses growing concerns that this blanket presidential pardon will be viewed as a green light by right-wing extremist groups to engage in future political violence targeting Trump’s perceived enemies.

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