Rep. Tim Burchett clashed with CNN anchor Jim Acosta over President Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants, with Acosta repeatedly asking Burchett to condemn the pardons.
CNN anchor Jim Acosta sparred with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., over President Donald Trump's pardons for January 6 defendants in a heated clash on the liberal network that quickly went viral on social media. On his first day in office on Monday, Trump signed pardons for approximately 1,500 defendants who were charged with crimes stemming from the riot at the U.S. Capitol, fulfilling a promise he made in December to act quickly and pardon them.
You all continue this, this narrative of attacking Trump. You just can't stand the fact that he won and that America spoke and that your view is very diminished,' Burchett said. Video clips of the segment went viral on X on Wednesday. Burchett shared a clip on his own account, slamming CNN for trying to 'lecture' his party on morality after Biden's controversial pardons.
The Justice Department reported that approximately 140 police officers were assaulted during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. That included law enforcement members from both the U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the Metropolitan Police Department. Fox News' Diana Stancy contributed to this article.
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