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As Trump avoids jail, his promise to pardon Jan. 6 rioters carries echoes of history - Katie Phang - MSNBC
Though President-Elect Donald Trump will avoid serving time, he may become the first convicted felon to take the oath of office.
Meanwhile, Trump has threatened to pardon all, if not most, of the January 6th rioters. The pardon carries echoes of a different mass pardon of a group of people who engaged in a rebellion against the US - when President Andrew Johnson pardoned the Confederacy. Katie Phang and Joyce Vance discuss. - Aired on 01/04/2025.