Thune says Jan. 6 pardons are decision Trump will have to make

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said it’s President-elect Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters.

Thune joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” for an interview that aired Sunday, where he was asked by host Kristen Welker how he felt about Trump’s promise to pardon Jan. 6 defendants once he was back in the White House.

“That’s ultimately going to be a decision that President Trump is going to have to make,” Thune said of the pardons.

Last month, Trump...