DeSantis Vows to Consider Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants, Trump ‘On Day One’ of Presidency

Ron DeSantis speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2022. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised that, if elected president, he would be “aggressive” in issuing pardons to Jan. 6 defendants, potentially including former President Donald Trump.

“On day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are, victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we will be aggressive at issuing pardons,” DeSantis said May 25 on “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.”