Schiff doesn't want to set 'precedent' with Jan. 6 pardon
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Monday he doesn't want President Biden to set a "precedent" by issuing a preemptive pardon to himself and others related to the work they did on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
"It would be the wrong precedent to set. I don't want to see each president hereafter on their way out the door giving out a broad category of pardons," Schiff said in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash.
Pressed on the potential for a more targeted pardon, Schiff responded, “Well, and here I'm just speaking for myself, those of us that were on the Jan. 6 committee who [President-elect Trump] has........
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