Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger during an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN.
Dear Commons Community,
Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger challenged Donald Trump to bring charges against him for his role on the January 6th committee. The committee investigated Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
On Sunday night, Trump made a strange claim. He suggested that some of the pardons issued by President Joe Biden, including those given to members of the January 6th committee, were invalid because they were signed with an autopen, which is a machine that signs documents automatically. As reported on CNN and the Daily Boulder.
Trump said, “But I would say that they’re null and void because I’m sure Biden didn’t have any idea that it was taking place.” He then posted on Truth Social, calling the pardons “VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.”
The White House quickly pushed back on Trump’s claim. The next day, Kinzinger, one of the two Republicans on the January 6th committee, responded during an interview on CNN’s The Lead. Host Jake Tapper asked Kinzinger about Trump’s post, which declared his preemptive pardon invalid.
Kinzinger responded, saying, “First off, I’m trying to figure out what he’s trying to distract from because that’s what all this is – always a distraction to try to get people’s attention. Or maybe he hasn’t felt like he’s gotten enough attention.”
He continued, “But look, Jake. It’s like, bring it on. Like, honestly. So, we had an election. I fought against Donald Trump. I wanted Kamala Harris to win. January 6th was a big thing, but America made a different choice. Fine. I’m ready to move on.”
Kinzinger added, “I’m like, look, we made it very clear what happened on January 6th. America made a decision. And there is one person that’s obsessed about the sixth because he still has been basically deemed guilty in the court of public opinion, and that’s Donald Trump. And he can’t handle it. He obsesses about it.”
He ended with a bold statement: “So, my reaction to him is like, you know what? Then bring it on ! Like, stop talking about it! Stop being all verbose. Stop pretending like you’re tough. Bring the charges then if you really want to do it because we will crush you in court.”
Kinzinger understands well that Trump is a cowardly bully who talks the talk but doesn’t walk the walk!
Tony
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