Promises pardons for Jan. 6 rioters at Texas rally

At a rally in Conroe, Texas, Trump explicitly suggested he would pardon January 6 defendants if re-elected. "If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6 fairly," he said. "If it requires pardons, we will give them pardons." He also called for massive protests against prosecutors in New York, Georgia, and DC, which legal experts described as an incitement to obstruction and violence.

"If it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly." — Speech at Conroe, TX rally