Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an independent presidential candidate, expressed his concern on Friday regarding the government’s use of power against former President Donald Trump.
In the event he wins the presidency, he made a firm commitment to appoint a special counsel to thoroughly examine any potential misuse of prosecutorial discretion for political purposes in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
In an attempt to provide clarity on his stance regarding the events of January 6, 2021, Kennedy released a statement on Friday.
“January 6 is one of the most polarizing topics on the political landscape. I am listening to people of diverse viewpoints on it in order to make sense of the event and what followed. I want to hear every side,” Kennedy stated, he added that it was “quite clear that many of the January 6 protesters broke the law in what may have started as a protest but turned into a riot.”
“Because it happened with the encouragement of President Trump, and in the context of his delusion that the election was stolen from him, many people see it not as a riot but as an insurrection,” he continued.
“Because it happened with the encouragement of President Trump, and in the context of his delusion that the election was stolen from him, many people see it not as a riot but as an insurrection,” he said.
However Kennedy said that “reasonable people, including Trump opponents, tell me there is little evidence of a true insurrection.”
“Like many reasonable Americans, I am concerned about the possibility that political objectives motivated the vigor of the prosecution of the J6 defendants, their long sentences, and their harsh treatment. That would fit a disturbing pattern of the weaponization of government agencies — the DoJ, the IRS, the SEC, the FBI, etc. — against political opponents.” he
Biden has frequently referenced the events of January 6th in his campaign speeches and even in his State of the Union address, using them as a powerful example of why Trump should not be reelected as president.
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