St. Paul, Minn. – Following several hours of debate Thursday, Senator Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL – Minnetonka) voted yes on Senate Resolution 15, expressing the Minnesota Senate’s condemnation of President Trump’s pardon of criminal participants of the January 6 insurrection who had been found guilty of violent crimes.
The January 6 insurrection injured more than 140 police officers in what U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves for the District of Columbia called the largest single-day, mass assault of law enforcement officers in our nation’s history. Shortly after being sworn in for his second term, President Trump granted “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses” related to the attack on our democracy on January 6, 2021.
“The resolution before the Senate today condemned the mass pardon of 1500 people who committed violent attacks against our country which led to the deaths of 5 law enforcement officers and injuries of 140 others. These pardons are a betrayal of our law enforcement community and insult to our Constitution,” said Senator Johnson Stewart. “We have all sworn oaths to uphold the Constitutions of Minnesota and the United States. Condemning treasonous acts was an easy vote today.”
The resolution passed the Senate with all 34 DFL members voting Yes, 22 Republicans voting No, and 10 Republicans who did not vote. Following Thursday’s passage, a copy of Senate Resolution 15 will be transmitted to President Trump, and the United States Senate and House.
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