Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 defendants and commuted the sentences of members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.
Those pardons, Rosen said, sent the wrong message to the American public.
“The underlying message of the pardons and the expressive nature of the pardons is that political violence is acceptable, particularly if it’s done for a specific purpose,” Rosen said.
“Political violence in an American society, in a constitutional republic, is essentially the brain rot of the republic.
Trump and his allies are also discussing potential settlements with Jan. 6 defendants.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s mass pardon of Jan is drawing criticism from the federal prosecutor who led the Capitol riot investigation. The Trump administration’s targeting of career law enforcement officials who worked cases against the attackers of the U.S. S. capital.
Greg Rosen was in charge of the U.S. Capitol Siege Section. S. . referred to the Justice Department’s handling of Jan. by the Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Hundreds of defendants found guilty of misdemeanors were ultimately given probation, demonstrating that six cases were appropriate, proportionate, and righteous.
Days after he left the Justice Department, Rosen stated in an interview that “the actual facts belie the concept that these defendants were railroaded or mistreated.”. The truth is that each and every case was given the highest level of attention and required the fullest amount of due process possible under the U.S. S. . Constitution. “.
The cases were decided by judges chosen by the presidents of both parties, and Rosen stated that the historical record the prosecution produced “will speak volumes, not conjecture and not speculation.”. “.”.
Former Virginia prosecutor Rosen spent over ten years at the Justice Department, including as the Jan’s supervisor. six cases, heading a division that was disbanded upon Trump’s inauguration. Members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys had their sentences commuted, and Trump pardoned about 1,500 defendants. According to Rosen, those pardons gave the American people the wrong impression.
“The expressive nature of the pardons and their underlying message is that political violence is acceptable, especially when it is carried out for a specific purpose,” Rosen stated. In American society, political violence is basically the republic’s brain rot in a constitutional republic. “It’s a republic if you can keep it,” Benjamin Franklin reportedly remarked. Do you have pardons? Those who have been pardoned for wrongdoing, objectively speaking, are sending a message to the American people that the rule of law may not be important. “.”.
Trump “doesn’t need lectures from Democrats about his use of pardons,” according to White House spokesperson Harrison Fields, who then cited former President Joe Biden’s pardons, such as his son Hunter Biden’s and his preemptive pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fields said that President Trump is acting sensibly and responsibly within the bounds of his constitutional authority by using his pardon and commutation powers to make amends for numerous wrongs.
After several turbulent months during which he and other leaders were demoted to entry-level roles by the former interim U.S. Attorney General, Rosen resigned from the Justice Department last week and is joining a private law firm. A. Ed Martin, a Washington lawyer, was appointed by Trump as both his pardon lawyer and the head of the Justice Department’s working group looking into the “weaponization” of law enforcement against him and his supporters.
In addition, Rosen discussed the ongoing settlement between the Trump administration and the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer while attempting to enter the building through a broken glass door. In addition, Trump and his supporters are talking to Jan about possible settlements. six defendants. Rosen described the news as “shocking” and claimed that there was no evidence to support it.
It is believed that Jan. He claimed that six defendants were “part of some system of weaponization”, which is simply unsupported by the facts and the truth.
Rosen stated that the prosecutions of Jan are frequently overlooked by the public. The six defendants started when Trump was publicly announcing that rioters would face consequences in the last days of his first term.
It should be simple to assess what transpired from a nonpartisan and apolitical standpoint, according to Rosen. “A crime obviously occurred,” Rosen stated. “We looked into that crime, filed charges, and those charges were thoroughly reviewed and examined by — not just departmental personnel,” but also by juries and judges outside the department, prior to filing charges. “.”.
Rosen stated that federal employees who worked on Jan. were fired and demoted. The Trump administration is less equipped to handle the kinds of cases it has stated it wants to prioritize as a result of six cases.
“The irony here is that all of those prosecutors, whether they were demoted or fired, were people who would have otherwise served the community, served the District of Columbia, and helped prevent violent crime in a way consistent with any administration’s priorities, let alone this administration’s priorities,” Rosen stated. To be honest, it’s absurd that people who performed their jobs well and with the full support of the US government are now the targets of retaliation,”. “.”.
In other words, we are not essentially deep state actors in this situation. Our only goal is to perform our duties,” he stated. It conveys a horrible message, in my opinion. Unfortunately, it conveys the idea that everything you do will be politicized in some way, or that the word that keeps coming up is “weaponized.”. “”.
“I always wanted to be a trial attorney,” said Rosen, whose father worked in law enforcement. The U drew his attention. A. due to the fact that it is the only office in Washington that prosecutes both municipal and federal offenses.
As the administration threatens some Washington law firms that have worked on cases against Trump or his priorities, Rosen is now joining the boutique litigation firm Rogers Joseph O’Donnell.
“Whether you are at a solo practice or a big law firm, law firms should be able to represent their clients zealously and zealously in a way that is not impacted by who the president of the United States is,” Rosen stated. “A chilling effect is possible. And I believe that the litigation we’re witnessing, especially in relation to some of the executive orders, is showing that businesses can be affected practically, morally, and financially in ways that could not only harm their bottom line but also jeopardize the rule of law and the capacity of attorneys to carry out their constitutional obligations. “..”.
“I hope the record created by Jan’s prosecutions,” Rosen said. Even as political actors work to undermine the attack’s reality, six defendants contribute to how it is remembered in history.
“I hope that the people of this country will remember what happened on January. 6, 2021, was a national embarrassment, and the lawsuit that followed upheld the rule of law’s tenets and defended the rights and valor of law enforcement,” Rosen stated.
He continued, “I wouldn’t alter a thing about the honor we brought to the court and the system, or the way we conducted ourselves.”.
