Trump Considering Reparations for Jan. 6 Rioters He Pardoned: 'They Were Treated Very Unfairly'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 25th, 2025, 10:04 pm


President Donald Trump signaled openness to some form of “compensation” for the Jan. 6 rioters he pardoned. Hours after being sworn into office for a second time, Trump issued sweeping pardons to about 1,500 people charged or convicted in connection with the 2021 Capitol riot he helped incite.

The president falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged against him and held a rally on the day Congress was certifying the election for Joe Biden. When then-Vice President Mike Pence declined to heed Trump’s harebrained advice that he refuse to recognize the results in his ceremonial role as presiding officer, a pro-Trump mob – which Trump had encouraged to come to Washington, D.C., stormed the Capitol.

Trump was criminally charged for his attempt to overturn the election, but the case was dropped after he won a second term. More than 1,200 people were convicted on various charges ranging from assaulting police officers to simple trespassing.

In the four years since, the rioters have become sympathetic figures among some on the right. On Tuesday, Trump appeared on Newsmax, where Greg Kelly asked him about reparations for the rioters.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-floats-reparations-for-jan-6-rioters-he-pardoned-they-were-treated-very-unfairly/

[mdbl]

1. It just further proves Dump is nothing more than a mob boss

taking care of his minions.

[Bengus81]

2. Working on killing off SS but then a bonus check for Insurrectionists........

He MSM...can you speak the H word yet? Oh...maybe next week?

[Walleye]

3. Oh hell, put them all in the cabinet. They couldn't be worse than what we have now.

[erronis]

4. I think one or more of the insurrectionists is already working in the executive branch.

Of course many (r)epuglicon congress-critters are treasonous successionists also.

[Walleye]

7. At this point, I would say all Republicans are at least disloyal, maybe treasonous

[Woodwizard]

5. That is some serious Turd polishing.

[Bayard]

11. Its obscene

There are plenty of people in this country who actually deserve reparations.

[Simeon Salus]

6. There would be firing squads if the protesters that day were Dems.

If this current administration was in charge then, attendees of any stripe would have been cordoned, arrested, triaged, and summarily executed as enemies of the state. Big Brother would have announced it as a great victory against Eastasia & Eurasia.

That's where we're heading. Opposition is to be eliminated before it catches hold. Blitzkrieg. Who is surprised?

[riversedge]

8. .... he would "look into that" because Babbitt "was a really good person."

Of course the Fox news host just eggs Trumpy on.



............On Tuesday, Trump appeared on Newsmax, where Greg Kelly asked him about reparations for the rioters. The host first pointed to a lawsuit against the federal government filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a police officer as she attempted to break through a door.

Kelly noted that the Department of Justice is still fighting that lawsuit and asked, “Shouldn’t that be something that can just be settled at this point?”

Trump said he was unaware of the situation and that he would “look into that” because Babbitt “was a really good person.”

“Is there any talk of – because they lost opportunity, they lost income – any kind of compensation fund?” Kelly asked, referring to the rioters in general.

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. He must think he's going to need shock troops soon

Nothing like paying thugs to keep them loyal.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

10. And once again the 14th Amendment is invoked. Third time's a charm.

Insurrectionists, or those who give aid and comfort to insurrectionists, may not hold any federal office.

Not president, not a government.

[republianmushroom]

12. Yes they were,

all of them, every stinking one of them should be serving 5-10 yeas or more for insurrection along with the convicted felon. IMO

[Alice B.]

13. Oh h*ll no.

So he wants to pay for their services with tax dollars now?

[Martin68]

14. Trump is just trolling us. I don't think this will be to his advantage politically. I thought they were trying to save

money.

[Luciferous]

15. Fuck him, compensating traitors

[joanbarnes]

16. They didn't pay fines for the damage they caused, taxpayers on the hook for repairs.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Correct

And Democrats are calling them out on it - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143425115

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Trump open to possible 'compensation fund' for pardoned Jan. 6 criminals

Would Trump reward Jan. 6 rioters with some kind of reparations? “There’s talk about that” in the administration, the president said.
https://bsky.app/profile/banger10.bsky.social/post/3llc2fjwlss2j

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-jan-6-compensation-fund-pardons-rcna198151

A Washington Post-Ipsos poll released last month found lopsided results on one of Donald Trump’s signature issues: “The president’s least popular action is his decision to pardon all those convicted of crimes in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. More than 8 in 10 oppose the pardons for those who were convicted of violent crimes.”

By most measures, 83% of Americans don’t agree on much, but they agree that pardoning violent criminals who clashed with police and attacked their own country’s Capitol was not a good move.,,,,,,

Is there anything else the president can do for those who attacked the Capitol in his name? Evidently, yes. Politico reported:

President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the possibility of financial compensation for people who were prosecuted for taking part in the riot at the Capitol in 2021. Speaking to Newsmax on Tuesday night, Trump said he had taken ‘care’ of his supporters who attempted to overturn his 2020 election loss and added there is ‘talk’ about compensating them.

In response to a question about a “compensation fund” for Jan. 6 rioters who were held accountable for their crimes, Trump talked about the idea as if it were under serious consideration.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3llambov3q22o

Link to tweet

“There’s talk about that,” the president said. “A lot of the people that are in the government now talk about it because a lot of the people in government really like that group of people.”

The Republican didn’t elaborate on the details, but taken at face value, he appeared to be describing what would effectively be reparations for Jan. 6 felons, presumably to be financed by taxpayers.

In other words, there’s “talk” in the White House about transferring money from your wallet to rioters’ wallets — not because they earned it, but because Trump is open to the idea of rewarding them for committing crimes that he approved of.

I can’t wait to see how well this polls

I suspect that trump will settle the lawsuit with Ashli Babbit's family and let her collect on that silly lawsuit,

[EarthFirst]

19. So what is this playing cover to?

Sure it’s absolutely obscene; however what’s the headline that’s being obscured by capturing this one in the media?

[BumRushDaShow]

20. I had posted upthread

but this is going on - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143425115