Washington, DC — Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement:
“Donald Trump knows as well as I do that the January 6th rioters were not peaceful protestors or tourists, but violent insurrectionists who attacked Capitol Police and called for the hanging of their own Vice President. His decision to pardon them is a grotesque abuse of authority and a betrayal of the office he now holds.”