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Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Thursday that President Trump could show he’s “serious” about wanting to stop political violence by overturning pardons he issued for those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
“If the president is serious about stopping political violence, then maybe he should start by rescinding the pardons for all the domestic terrorists who came to the Capitol on Jan. 6 to kill cops, to kill Speaker Pelosi, to kill — to kill Vice President Pence,” Moulton told CNN’s Kate Bouldan on “CNN News Central,” in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.
“Let’s have an honest conversation about the origins of this political violence and why it has risen so dramatically since Donald Trump’s first term. We need to have that conversation if we’re serious about stopping it,” the Massachusetts Democrat added.
Moulton’s comments come after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday while he was talking during an event at Utah Valley University.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump wrote, confirming the killing.
“No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”
On Thursday, the FBI said authorities had recovered a rifle they thought was used to shoot and kill Kirk.
“Words cannot describe how truly disgusting it is that less than 24 hours after tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, a Democrat politician got on TV to point fingers at Republicans and President Trump. He should be ashamed,” Abigail Jackson, a spokesperson for the White House, told The Hill in an email Thursday.
Updated at 3:53 p.m. EDT
