2024 GOP Field Agrees Trump Acted Recklessly on January 6 But Balks at Criminal Penalties

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Then-president Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by Congress in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021.

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GOP presidential hopefuls seem to agree on at least one thing: Former president Donald Trump’s actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election were unbecoming of a world leader.

The question of whether Trump’s behavior leading up to and during the January 6 Capitol riot warrant criminal consequences yields a less conclusive response.

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