2024 CNN Town Hall: on Crime


Donald Trump: I will pardon a large portion of January 6 rioters

Q: Will you pardon the January 6 rioters who were convicted of federal offenses?

TRUMP: I am inclined to pardon many of them. I can't say for every single one because a couple of them, probably they got out of control. But when you look at Antifa, look at what they did to Seattle, and BLM--many people were killed. I'm not trying to justify anything, but you have two standards of justice in this country. They've persecuted these people. And yes, my answer is, if I get in, I will most likely -- I would say it will be a large portion of them. It would be very early on. And they are living in hell right now.

Q: When you said you are considering pardoning a large portion of those charged with crimes on January 6, does that include the four Proud Boys members who were charged and convicted of seditious conspiracy?

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd have to look at their case. But I will say in Washington, DC you cannot get a fair trial. Just like in New York City, you can't get a fair trial.

Source: CNN Town Hall: interviews of 2024 presidential candidates May 10, 2023

Mike Pence: We need to get serious and tough on violent crime

I have to believe that the criminal element in this country has been emboldened by the radical left's defund the police movement, and, in a very real sense, has helped foment some of the crime that we see today. I, frankly, think we need to take a step back from the approach of the FIRST STEP Act. We need to get serious and tough on violent crime. And we need to give our cities and our states the resources to restore law and order to our streets.

I think if you engage in a mass shooting that claims lives, you should face execution not in years, but in months. We ought to have expedited due process that ensures that anyone that engages in a mass shooting in this country knows that they will meet their fate within a year and a half. I think that's closer to justice than anything that we have today.

Source: CNN Town Hall: interviews of 2024 presidential candidates Jun 7, 2023

Mike Pence: No interest nor intention of pardoning January 6 lawbreakers

We cannot ever allow what happened on January 6 to happen again in the heart of our democracy. And I will stand by the decisions and the due process of court and our laws. And I have no interest or no intention of pardoning those that assaulted police officers or vandalized our Capitol. They need to be answerable to the law.
Source: CNN Town Hall: interviews of 2024 presidential candidates Jun 7, 2023

Kamala Harris: Serious consequences for crimes linked to antisemitism

We have seen a rise in anti-Semitism. It is something that we have to be honest about and we have to deal with. Part of what we've got to do is talk with people so that they understand what are the tropes, what are the roots of what we are seeing, so that we can actually have people be more understanding. We need to have laws in place that make those who would commit crimes on behalf of anti-Semitism and hate that they pay a serious consequence.
Source: CNN Town Hall: interviews of 2024 presidential candidates Oct 23, 2024

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2024 Presidential contenders on Crime:
  Candidates for President & Vice-President:
V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

2024 presidential primary contenders:
Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE)
N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R)
N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R)
Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R)
S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R)
Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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