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Soros-backed district attorney ‘exploring state charges’ against pardoned Jan. 6 defendants

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True to his campaign promise, on Day One, President Donald Trump granted pardons to approximately 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

The following day, however, brought more sobering news, especially for defendants who happen to live in Pennsylvania. Unhappy with the pardons, Philadelphia’s far-left District Attorney Larry Krasner told CNN’s Marshall Cohen on Tuesday that he is currently “exploring state charges” against Jan. 6 defendants who reside in the state.

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