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Is This the Real Reason Trump Promises to Pardon Jan. 6th Convicts?

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54% Informative

Julian Zelizer : Donald Trump has promised to pardon convicted January 6th criminals.

Zelizer says he may well want these loyalists back on the street and acting on his behalf.

He says dictators mobilize official and nonofficial state violence by signaling impunity for foot soldiers who commit crimes to intimidate dissenters and keep the population in line.

Authoritarians use HENCHMEN , official and unofficial, to do the dirty work of intimidating citizens into obedience and silence.

Wallace asks if Trump ’s pledge to pardon those attacking Capitol Police and the nation on January 6th is meant to signal that they can count on him to get them off the hook if they serve as his street-muscle.

VR Score

54

Informative language

48

Neutral language

30

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived