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Riggleman weighs in on Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters

Season 2025 Episode 21 | 7m 07s

President Donald Trump made good on his promise to pardon or commute the sentences of Jan. 6 rioters. Geoff Bennett discussed what this means for the years-long investigations into the insurrection with former congressman and advisor to the Jan. 6 Select Committee, Denver Riggleman.

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