Vance Says ‘Obviously’ Violent January 6 Rioters Will Not Be Pardoned, Though Cites What He Calls a ‘Gray Area’

‘We’re very much committed to the equal administration of law,’ the vice-president elect says.

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Senator Vance during a campaign rally on August 20, 2024, at Kenosha, Wisconsin. Andy Manis/Getty Images

Vice President-elect Vance says that “obviously” anyone who committed violent acts at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 should not receive a pardon from President Trump, which he has promised to issue possibly within the first few minutes of his new administration. Mr. Vance did caution that there is some “gray area” in the questions about violent acts, however. 

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