Incoming Vice President JD Vance has received some notable criticism for his comments on J6 protesters earlier today, and now he is firing back.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Vance appeared on Fox News Sunday today to speak about the incoming Trump Administration’s plans to save America. But he inadvertently whipped up a social media uproar when the subject turned to J6 pardons.
During the discussion, Vance revealed to host Shannon Bream how Trump will decide who should get a pardon and who should stay in jail. And this is bad news for some notable J6 prisoners.
“It’s very simple,” Vance said. “If you protested peacefully on Jan. 6th, and you had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member – you should be pardoned.”
“If you committed violence on that day, obviously, you should not be pardoned,” he continued. “There’s a little bit of a grey area there, but we’re committed to seeing the equal administration of law.”
“And there are a lot of people in the wake of J6 who were prosecuted unfairly, and we need to rectify that.”
NEW: JD Vance lays out criteria for Trump pardoning Jan. 6ers
“If you protested peacefully on Jan. 6th, and you had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member – you should be pardoned.”
“If you committed violence on that day, obviously, you should… pic.twitter.com/ESGCUXFZ3K
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 12, 2025
His comments received a mixed response across the country. Some called the standard reasonable, while others accused him of selling out.
One big-name conservative duo, comedians Keith and Kevin Hodge, blasted Vance and warned him to rethink his statements.
Video gets released of cops shooting innocent J6 protesters and @JDVance goes on Fox News and tells the world that only non violent protesters should get pardoned
Better rethink what you just said JD https://t.co/HOscppr529
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) January 12, 2025
Seeing this and likely other accounts criticizing him ticked Vance off, and he angrily responded.
“First of all, I donated to the J6 political prisoner fund and got ROASTED for it during my senate race,” Vance wrote on X. “I’ve been defending these guys for years. “
He also said there was no daylight between him and Trump on the J6 Pardons.
“Second, there were federal informants in the crowd. Do they get a pardon? I don’t think so,” Vance continued. “The president saying he’ll look at each case (and me saying the same) is not some walkback.”
“I assure you, we care about people unjustly locked up. Yes, that includes people provoked and it includes people who got a garbage trial.”
First of all, I donated to the to the J6 political prisoner fund and got ROASTED for it during my senate race. I’ve been defending these guys for years.
Second, there were federal informants in the crowd. Do they get a pardon? I don’t think so. The president saying he’ll look at… https://t.co/MDUWkd37fP
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 12, 2025
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