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Trump's Jan. 6 pardons told ICE it was beyond the law, Rep. Al Green says on the House floor

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Speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Al Green addresses Trump directly, saying his pardons of "some 1500 persons who assaulted the Capitol" sent a message to ICE and CBP that they would be "beyond the law." Green alleges a cover-up in many cases to keep them federal "so that if there is a conviction... you can pardon the officers."

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Who
Rep. Al Green
Where
floor - U.S. House of Representatives
Original footage
Rep. Al Green · watch the full video from this moment
Length
47 seconds, unedited within the cut
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142 on Instagram
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Mr. President, your words, your words have meaning. And then you went on to give reason to ICE and CBP that they would be invulnerable, they would be invictus, they would be inexpungable, they would be such that they would be beyond the law because you immediately gave pardons to some 1500 persons who assaulted the Capitol. And in so doing, you send a message to many people that if you do my bidding, I'll take care of you if it's a federal offense, which is why there's a cover -up going on in many of these cases, so that if there is a conviction, it will be a federal conviction, and you can pardon the officers. Your words, your words have meaning.

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