FBI Director Christopher Wray, who recently announced his planned resignation, told “60 Minutes” he opposes pardons for those charged for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 protest at the U.S. Capitol.
The investigation into Jan. 6 was the largest case in FBI history. Trump has said he will pardon many of the 1,500 people charged.
“I do think it’s important to step back and remember that we’re talking about hundreds of people who are convicted, most of them pled guilty of serious federal crimes,” Wray said. “Heck, I think 170 or so of them pled guilty to assaulting law enforcement, dozens of them with dangerous or deadly weapons. And there’s a whole bunch that were convicted of seditious conspiracy.”
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