Trump Honors Violent, Law Enforcement-Assaulting Rioters

Trump Honors Violent, Law Enforcement-Assaulting Rioters

Donald Trump has made the violent January 6 attack on the Capitol a “cornerstone” of his campaign.

His new RNC has a hiring litmus test for new staff: say they believe the lie the election was stolen.

Trump kicks off his rallies honoring violent January 6 rioters.

Trump calls convicted January 6 insurrectionists “political prisoners” and “hostages” and has promised to pardon and “free” rioters if regains power.

Trump has promised a “bloodbath” if he loses reelection. Trump uses violent rhetoric over and over again – and he’s promised to be a dictator on “day one.”

But as both NBC and CBS report – as have many others – hundreds of these January 6 rioters are accused of assaulting police officers.

Here are just a few of the individuals from the group Trump honors and encourages on his campaign of revenge and retribution:

• Taylor James Johnatakis: Sentenced just yesterday to more than seven years in prison for leading, organizing, and encouraging the assault of officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6
• Daniel Ball: Charged with assaulting law enforcement
• John Banuelos: Accused of firing a gun during the Capitol attack
• Tim Boughner: Allegedly bragged he “f—ed those cops up”
• Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III, Jonathan Pollock, and Olivia Pollock: Charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers as well as theft of government property – Pollock allegedly grabbed an officer by the waist and pulled the officer down a set of stairs and punched another officer in the face
• Edward Kelley: Charged with plotting to murder FBI employees after his release in Jan. 6 case
• Jacob Lang: Charged with repeatedly assaulting law enforcement
• Christopher Maurer: Charged with swinging a pipe at officers
• Jeffrey McKellop: Accused of attacking police
• Taylor Taranto: Reportedly showed up at Obama’s house with guns and ammunition after Trump posted the address
• Gregory Yetman: Accused of felony charges of assaulting officers and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder

The following is a statement from Biden-Harris 2024 Spokesperson James Singer on Donald Trump honoring violence:

“Donald Trump embraces political violence and honors those who assaulted law enforcement and attempted to overturn our democracy on January 6.

“Every day since his loss, Trump has become more dangerous, erratic, and vindictive – obsessed with putting his retribution and personal interests ahead of the American people.”

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