唐纳德·特朗普总统继续为他有争议的1月6日暴乱者的赦免在一次福克斯新闻频道访谈声称尽管被判有罪，但大多数人是“绝对无辜的”。
特朗普在周三晚上播出的一次采访中告诉福克斯新闻频道主持人肖恩·哈尼蒂，他因为“一些原因”对参与亲特朗普的暴徒袭击美国国会大厦的1500人进行了赦免和减刑
“他们被视为历史上最恶劣的罪犯。你知道他们去那里干什么吗?他们抗议投票，”特朗普说，重复了2020年选举“被操纵”的虚假说法。
在汉尼提表示应该没有人能够入侵国会大厦后，特朗普回应说，“大多数人绝对是无辜的。”
周四下午，在椭圆形办公室回答记者提问时，特朗普被问及他是否计划会见他赦免的人，包括在白宫。
“我不知道，他回答道。”我相信他们可能会愿意。"
超过250人因参与袭击而被定罪。
美国国会大厦警官Brian Sicknick在被暴徒用胡椒喷雾袭击数小时后，因多处中风死亡。华盛顿特区的法医裁定他死于自然原因，但表示他在1月6日的经历对他的病情起了一定作用。
调查人员称，对国会大厦袭击事件做出反应的四名官员已经自杀身亡。
据调查人员称，大约140名国会警察被暴徒打伤，这是美国近代史上执法最暴力的一天。破坏和袭击的视频记录了暴徒使用的武器，包括球棒、曲棍球棒、熊喷雾和电击枪，这些视频和警方公开发布的人体摄像机镜头长达数千小时。
然而，特朗普在“Hannity”上声称，对警察的袭击是“非常轻微的事件”。
“这是一场政治骗局。你知道吗?这些人，我不是说在每一个单独的情况下，但这些人有很多爱国主义，”他说。
他还表示，将那些因暴力袭警而被定罪的人分开会“非常、非常麻烦”。
特朗普的赦免来了遭到攻击来自警察工会、检察官和国会的一些共和党人，包括肯塔基州共和党参议员米奇·麦康奈尔(Mitch McConnell)，他谴责了对警察的袭击。
特朗普还建议前总统乔·拜登应该赦免自己，就像他在1月6日的委员会上赦免他的家人和议员一样。
“这家伙到处给每个人赦免。你知道，有趣的是，也许可悲的是，他没有给自己一个赦免，”特朗普说，但没有详细说明他的前任可能犯下的罪行。
总统补充说，他将让国会决定是否应该调查拜登和那些领导人。
Trump continues to defend Jan 6 pardons, suggests Biden should have pardoned himself
President Donald Trump has continued to defend his controversialpardons of the Jan. 6 riotersduring aFox News interview, claiming that most were "absolutely innocent" despite being convicted.
Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Wednesday night that he made the pardons and commutations for 1,500 people involved in the pro-Trump mob attack on the U.S. Capitol for a "number of reasons."
"They were treated like the worst criminals in history. And you know what they were there for? They were protesting the vote," Trump said repeating the false claim the 2020 election was "rigged."
After Hannity said that no one should be able to invade the Capitol, Trump responded, "Most of the people were absolutely innocent."
On Thursday afternoon, answering reporter questions in the Oval Office, Trump was asked whether he planned to meet with those he pardoned --including at the White House.
"I don't know, he responded. "I'm sure that they probably would like to."
More than 250 people were convicted for their roles in the attack.
U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died after suffering multiple strokes hours after he was pepper sprayed by rioters. The Washington, D.C. medical examiner ruled he died of natural causes, but said his experience on Jan. 6 played a role in his condition.
Four officers who responded to the Capitol attack have since died by suicide, investigators said.
Approximately 140 Capitol Police officers were injured by rioters, making it one of the most violent days for law enforcement in recent U.S. history, according to investigators. Videos of the destruction and attacks, where the rioters used weapons including bats, hockey sticks, bear spray and stun guns were documented through thousands of hours of videos and police body camera footage that has been publicly released.
Trump, however, claimed on "Hannity" that the attacks on the police were "very minor incidents."
"This was a political hoax. And you know what? Those people, and I’m not saying in every single case, but there was a lot of patriotism with those people,” he said.
He also said it would have been "very, very cumbersome" to separate out those convicted of violent assaults on police.
Trump's pardons have comeunder firefrom police unions, prosecutors and some Republicans on the Hill, including Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who condemned the attacks on police officers.
Trump also suggested former President Joe Biden should have pardon himself as he did with his family members and lawmakers on the Jan. 6 committee.
"This guy went around giving everybody pardons. And you know, the funny thing, maybe the sad thing, is he didn’t give himself a pardon," Trump said without giving specifics on what crimes his predecessor could have committed.
The president added that he would let Congress decide if Biden and those leaders should be probed.
