Trump risks 'significant blowback' with decision on pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

Donald Trump has pledged to pardon the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, but he faces "significant blowback" no matter how he chooses to approach the matter.

The president-elect's loyalists expect him to grant maximum clemency to even the most violent rioters, but a solid majority of voters oppose that and some of Trump's GOP allies have urged him not to pardon anyone who assaulted police at the U.S. Capitol, reported CNN.

“He’s got a tough decision to make,” said Jeffrey Crouch, an expert...