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Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Friday that once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, he would like “to see these political prisoners released.”
Hundreds of people have been imprisoned over the last four years for their participation in the Jan. 6 protests on the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Trump has promised to pardon them “if they are innocent.”
Holt said it’s imperative that Trump “preserve their right to go at the federal government for wrongful prosecution.”
“You know, there’s a family that lost one of these prisoners to suicide. There’s horrible damage that’s been committed. The Jan. 6 committee was brought together not by the rules of the Congress. They got rid of all the materials that they used. They wouldn’t let the other side even call witnesses. This isn’t fair. This isn’t what America is,” Holt said during an appearance on “Greg Kelly Reports.”
Holt added that Inspector General Michael Horowitz never delivered on his promise to reveal if, and how many, federal agents were at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and possibly engaged in “entrapment.”
“So I want to see these political prisoners released. I want to see their rights preserved. And if their due restitution and damages, oh gosh, let’s pay it,” he added.
美国退役空军准将布莱恩·霍尔特周五告诉 Newsmax，一旦当选总统唐纳德·特朗普上任，他希望“看到这些政治犯被释放”。
过去四年来，数百人因参加 2021 年 1 月 6 日在美国国会大厦举行的抗议活动而被监禁。特朗普承诺“如果他们是无辜的”，将赦免他们。
霍尔特说，特朗普必须“保留他们因联邦政府错误起诉的权利”。
“你知道，有一个家庭失去了其中一名囚犯，他自杀了。这造成了可怕的损失。1 月 6 日的委员会不是按照国会的规则召集的。他们处理掉了他们使用的所有材料。他们甚至不让对方传唤证人。 这不公平。这不是美国，”霍尔特在“格雷格·凯利报道”节目中说道。
霍尔特补充说，监察长迈克尔·霍洛维茨从未兑现承诺，透露 1 月 6 日是否以及有多少联邦特工在国会大厦并可能参与了“诱捕”。
“所以我想看到这些政治犯被释放。我想看到他们的权利得到维护。如果他们得到应有的赔偿和损失，哦天哪，让我们支付吧，”他补充道。
