Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Before Donald Trump even began speaking at a campaign rally near Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, a voice over the loudspeaker asked attendees to “please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated Jan. 6 hostages.” At point, the former president stood and saluted as a recording of Jan. 6 inmates singing the national anthem played at the rally. This was, to be sure, an unmistakably creepy display — which the Republican proceeded to make worse, not only with his latest reference to Jan.
Now, Americans can expect to see these pardons “as soon as” his first day in the White House. What’s more, the presumptive GOP nominee might very well be the first presidential candidate in the history of American politics to be running on a platform that effectively says, “Vote for me and I’ll deliberately release violent criminals back onto the streets.” But as we’ve discussed, it’s also important to acknowledge the broader set of circumstances.
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