A Donald Trump sequel as president means pardons and a payday for Jan. 6 defendants.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is dangling carrots for the return of the Donald to 1600 Pennsylvania by letting it be known the 45th president keeps his promises.
"As I noted in my last post, one Congressman, or even a more united House of Representatives, can only do so much," wrote Gaetz in an email to constituents. "Congress cannot issue pardons to January 6 defendants, for example."
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Only presidents can do this.
And so Gaetz believes their freedom and "money settlements" will be assured only by reelecting back into office MAGA's leader: former President Donald Trump.
"The most critical thing for these defendants we can do is to re-elect Donald Trump in 2024: he has promised pardons, and he will keep that promise," he vows. "A Trump DOJ could also get to the bottom of prosecutorial misconduct and improper surveillance, and could provide money settlements."
Trump, who is the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has come to refer to the locked up rioters facing justice as "hostages."
Gaetz then boasted about all he's done for the "many J6 defendants and their families."
He mentioned a congressional hearing he held to showcase of the the "nonviolent" J6 defendants, as well as touring at least one federal lockup in Miami, and sending "numerous letters" to the Bureau of Prisons to seek "relief" and get some of the defendants their property back.
"All of these are behind-the-scenes work that aren’t flashy, but which really matter to people," Gaetz stated.
That includes writing or phoning lawmakers and also making sure to "donate to causes" that benefit the legal defense for Jan. 6 defendants.
It appears the J6 defendants will need every penny to offset what Gaetz describes as Biden's DOJ's "targeting of these people" and "spending the unlimited resources of the federal government to cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills."
Short of monetary support, Gaetz suggested spiritual offerings, writing, "I really believe our prayers in many of these cases have worked as well."