Sunday, January 14, 2024

Trump’s novel take on January 6: calling convicted rioters ‘hostages’ | US Capitol attack | The Guardian

"Some people call them prisoners. I call them hostages," Trump said... 

"I have concerns about the treatment of January 6 hostages," Stefanik, who as chair of the House Republican conference is one of the most powerful GOP members in Congress, said in an interview over the weekend. 

"I believe that we're seeing the weaponization of the federal government against not just President Trump, but we're seeing it against conservatives."… 

"People convicted of violently assaulting police officers and conspiring to overthrow the government are not 'hostages'," Jamie Raskin, a Democratic congressman who served on the January 6 select committee, wrote on X…

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