Michigan Sec. Of State: Jan. 6 Pardons Show Just a Stunningly Callous Disregard for Law and Order

BOLDUAN So the leader ░░░░░░░░ founder of the Oath ░░░░░░░░ Stewart Rhodes showed up ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill yesterday just ░░░░░░░░ he was released from ░░░░░░░░ His now commuted sentence ░░░░░░░░ part of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ sweeping pardons of nearly ░░░░░░░░ January 6th defendants Also ░░░░░░░░ sources tell CNN there ░░░░░░░░ discussions at the White ░░░░░░░░ of inviting around inviting ░░░░░░░░ of those now pardoned ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ from the officers who ░░░░░░░░ attacked that day to ░░░░░░░░ election officials who face ░░░░░░░░ for defending against those ░░░░░░░░ lies are now speaking ░░░░░░░░ Michigan Secretary of State ░░░░░░░░ Benson called the president ░░░░░░░░ pardons a stunningly callous ░░░░░░░░ for law and order ░░░░░░░░ ll remember she faced ░░░░░░░░ protesters outside her own ░░░░░░░░ after the 2020 election ░░░░░░░░ secretary of State has ░░░░░░░░ just announced she is ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic candidate running ░░░░░░░░ be the next governor ░░░░░░░░ Michigan Jocelyn Benson joins ░░░░░░░░ right now Secretary thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here First ░░░░░░░░ these pardons Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ promised during the election ░░░░░░░░ he would pardon people ░░░░░░░░ for January 6th even ░░░░░░░░ day one And he ░░░░░░░░ your state and he ░░░░░░░░ the election How do ░░░░░░░░ square that with your ░░░░░░░░ His pardons are a ░░░░░░░░ disregard for law and ░░░░░░░░ BENSON Well I think ░░░░░░░░ matter our politics we ░░░░░░░░ all be able to ░░░░░░░░ that the tragedy at ░░░░░░░░ U S Capitol on ░░░░░░░░ 6th 2021 is to ░░░░░░░░ condemned And those who ░░░░░░░░ the law those who ░░░░░░░░ our not just our ░░░░░░░░ but law enforcement should ░░░░░░░░ held accountable Anything less ░░░░░░░░ an affront to democracy ░░░░░░░░ everything we stand for ░░░░░░░░ Americans And you know ░░░░░░░░ breaks my heart to ░░░░░░░░ people like Michael Fanone ░░░░░░░░ Dunn Eugene Goodman take ░░░░░░░░ message from the current ░░░░░░░░ as one that your ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter The ░░░░░░░░ you did to defend ░░░░░░░░ democracy and our country ░░░░░░░░ t matter The violence ░░░░░░░░ was OK That s ░░░░░░░░ message it sends us ░░░░░░░░ for those of us ░░░░░░░░ worry about our own ░░░░░░░░ and the safety of ░░░░░░░░ families for simply doing ░░░░░░░░ jobs in this moment ░░░░░░░░ protect democracy it creates ░░░░░░░░ heightened sense of anxiety ░░░░░░░░ that we ve been ░░░░░░░░ with for many years ░░░░░░░░ even more so now ░░░░░░░░ know are people going ░░░░░░░░ take this as a ░░░░░░░░ that that violence against ░░░░░░░░ officials and law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ OK I hope not ░░░░░░░░ that s that s ░░░░░░░░ s on our mind ░░░░░░░░ this moment BOLDUAN I ░░░░░░░░ want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ because some of the ░░░░░░░░ who have been released ░░░░░░░░ some of the more ░░░░░░░░ have said that what ░░░░░░░░ re now looking for ░░░░░░░░ are looking for accountability ░░░░░░░░ Trump just last night ░░░░░░░░ president just last night ░░░░░░░░ yet again that the ░░░░░░░░ was rigged He said ░░░░░░░░ in an interview just ░░░░░░░░ night Do you fear ░░░░░░░░ your safety after the ░░░░░░░░ s move with these ░░░░░░░░ BENSON Yes absolutely And ░░░░░░░░ know everyone my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ of state Al Schmidt ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania Brad Raffensperger in ░░░░░░░░ we re we re ░░░░░░░░ professionals Democrats Republicans independents ░░░░░░░░ are just simply trying ░░░░░░░░ make sure every vote ░░░░░░░░ counted and and protect ░░░░░░░░ will of the people ░░░░░░░░ matter the outcome of ░░░░░░░░ election And so the ░░░░░░░░ that we now have ░░░░░░░░ Wash our backs even ░░░░░░░░ than before 4 years ░░░░░░░░ after an election that ░░░░░░░░ clear and accurate and ░░░░░░░░ and fair is is ░░░░░░░░ unnerving And you know ░░░░░░░░ I said it s ░░░░░░░░ s really shows just ░░░░░░░░ stunningly callous disregard for ░░░░░░░░ and order and professionals ░░░░░░░░ simply are just trying ░░░░░░░░ make government work for ░░░░░░░░