And . . . our first recipient of the Leopards Award during the Trump Administration is . . .
The Fraternal Order of Police, the nation's largest police union!
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which supported President Donald Trump's election in 2016, 2020, and 2024, yesterday criticized his blanket pardon for people charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The FOP, the country's largest police union, is troubled by the president's clemency for Trump supporters who assaulted police officers while expressing their outrage at a supposedly stolen election.
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they added that they are "deeply discouraged by the recent pardons and commutations granted by both the Biden and Trump Administrations to individuals convicted of killing or assaulting law enforcement officers."
The both-sidesing here is due to Biden's clemency for Leonard Peltier, who spent 50 years in jail for the alleged murder of two FBI agents. (Alleged because there's a lot of evidence that he was railroaded.) Biden's act is not the same as Trump pardoning 1,500+ violent insurrectionists who attacked Capitol Police just four years ago.
In any event, congratulations, FOP! You Fucked Around by supporting Trump and are now Finding Out!
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