Trump will pardon insurrectionists

Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2022 and Houston Chronicle Feb. 1, 2022

Pardon Me?  What did Trump say?

Saturday night, Donald Trump told his supporters that if he runs and wins the presidency in 2024, he will pardon those arrested and charged with crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.  Does he mean the more than 700 rioters who injured 140 police officers that fateful day or just Trump insiders like Steve Bannon, Stuart Rhodes, Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows?  

Pardon me for asking, but what happened to the rule of law?  Wake up Republicans.  How much longer are you going to turn a blind eye to the former president's every whim?  It's time GOP electeds and rank and file take a stand.  Simply put, are you for country or Trump?  Because the future of our fragile democracy depends on you making the right decision now, it really shouldn't be a hard choice to make.

Denny Freidenrich, Laguna Beach, Calif.