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Should those charged in the January 6 Capitol attack be granted Presidential pardons?

A Presidential pardon is an official forgiveness of a crime, preventing or mitigating legal consequences for the individual(s) granted it. The January 6 Capitol attack involved individuals who were charged with various offenses in connection with the breach of the U.S. Capitol. Proponents argue that pardons could help heal national divisions, noting that many participants were motivated by political beliefs and may have been misled. They see pardons as an act of mercy that could reduce tension. Opponents argue that granting pardons would undermine accountability, signal that politically motivated violence can be excused, and erode the rule of law by removing consequences for serious offenses.

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 @B2JNN9V from Arkansas  answered…5mos5MO

Non-violent protesters should be pardoned, but violent protestors should not. Hold Antifa, BLM, and other riots groups to the same standard.

 @Dry550  from Illinois  answered…5mos5MO

No, that’s setting a dangerous precedent that criminals can be excused so long as you point your violence at politics, it undermines rule of law and it does undermine accountability

  @Jax  from Florida  answered…4mos4MO

They should re-evaluated. If what they did during the riot wasn't violent, then yes. I also think every prisoner should be re-evaluated if they didn't commit a violent crime.

 @B3H228V from Nevada  answered…4mos4MO

An act of insurrection is a form of treason, and shouldn't be permitted due to their political bias.

 @B2KM9YM from Pennsylvania  answered…5mos5MO

This is a tough one. one could argue entrapment, but is hard to prove. i don't think full pardons are the correct move but reduced sentencing. yes they did wrong so they need to be reprimanded. but not made an example from. the US citizens need to know they still have a voice and a say so in matters but not be scared to speak up. Proper channels need to be setup to promote opinions outside of the voting system and congress.

 @B2KSJBF from Maryland  answered…5mos5MO

No, and, by law, the charges or convictions of treason or insurrection should be ineligible for pardons

 @B2KP3YC from Florida  answered…5mos5MO

Only the ones who didn't cause harm to law enforcement/other officials, and the ones who didn't cause over 1000$ in property damage.

 @B2KGDTJ from Illinois  answered…5mos5MO

Depending on what role they played and as long as they did not injure anyone, yes they should be granted presidential pardons.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…8mos8MO

China Targets U.S. Government Phones in Major Cyber Attack

A federal agency has issued a directive to employees to reduce the use of their phones for work matters due to China’s recent hack of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter.In an email to staff sent Thursday, the chief information officer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned that internal and external work-related meetings and conversations that involve nonpublic data should only be held on platforms like Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx and not on work-issued or personal phones.U.S. investigators believe hackers tied to a Chinese intelligence agency are responsible for the breaches and that they have targeted a wide array of senior national security and policy officials across the U.S. government in addition to politicians, the Journal has reported.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which has the authority to issue cybersecurity directives across federal civilian agencies, didn’t respond to a request for comment.“Do NOT conduct CFPB work using mobile voice calls or text messages,” the email said, while referencing a recent government statement acknowledging the telecommunications infrastructure attack. “While there is no evidence that CFPB has been targeted by this unauthorized access, I ask for your compliance with these directives so we reduce the risk that we will be compromised,” said the email, which was sent to all CFPB employees and contractors.It wasn’t clear if other federal agencies had taken similar measures or were planning to, but many U.S. officials have already curtailed their phone use due to the hack, according to a former official. “There is a general reticence to use their cellphones,” the former official said.U.S. agencies and many companies frequently send out cybersecurity tips and reminders to employees. But a directive to avoid cellphone use in response to a specific threat is rare for a government agency and reflects the level of concern among investigators about the severity of the breaches of telecommunications firms, including Verizon and AT&T. The alert added that staff shouldn’t place calls to a cellphone even if using a different communications platform, like Microsoft Teams.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…9mos9MO

Iran Warns to U.S. Allies Don’t Help Israel, or You’re Next

Tehran is threatening in secret diplomatic backchannels to target the oil-rich Arab Gulf states and other American allies in the Middle East if their territories or airspace are used for an attack on Iran, said Arab officials.Israel has threatened Tehran with a severe reprisal after Iran fired about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this month, with some Israeli officials and commentators pushing for damaging strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities or oil infrastructure. In that event, Iran has warned it would respond with devastating hits on Israel’s civilian infrastructure, and would retaliate against any Arab state that facilitated the attack, the officials said.The Arab officials said the countries that Iran has threatened include Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, all of which host U.S. troops. These states have told the Biden administration that they don’t want their military infrastructure or airspace to be used by the U.S. or Israel for any offensive operations against Iran, the officials said. While the Iranian threats are vague, they have raised concerns in energy-rich Persian Gulf states that their oil facilities—long viewed as protected by an American security umbrella—could be hit, the Arab officials said. U.S. military installations and forces in the region could also be at risk in a region with one of the highest concentrations of American troops in the world, they added.While the Iranian threats are vague, they have raised concerns in energy-rich Persian Gulf states that their oil facilities—long viewed as protected by an American security umbrella—could be hit, the Arab officials said. U.S. military installations and forces in the region could also be at risk in a region with one of the highest concentrations of American troops in the world, they added.

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