Angela cnn interview with trump supporter

One Republican member of Congress was caught off-guard during an interview about their support of President Donald Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants.

"I spoke with officer Harry Dunn at the top of the program.

I spoke with the ex-wife of [Oath Keepers founder] Stewart Rhodes, Tasha Adams. They are both worried about their safety," Acosta said.

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"Do you defend what Donald Trump did, releasing these people from prison, pardoning them, commuting their sentences? Yes or no?"

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"If they crossed those barriers, they were breaking the law. But you've got to realize too, they are charged under federal law. Many of them never even saw their day in court and were sitting in a jail cell," Burchett countered.

"Congressman, I asked you a yes-or-no question," Acosta interjected.

"Do you agree with President Trump's decision to pardon these violent people and releasing them from jail