‘Bring It!’ Kinzinger Dares Trump To Arrest Him, Says ‘We Will Crush You in Court’
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger dared President Donald Trump to bring charges against him for his role on the Jan. 6 committee, which investigated Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
During a Sunday night rant to reporters, the president bizarrely suggested that some of the pardons issued by former President Joe Biden – including those issued to the Jan. 6 committee – were signed with an autopen and are therefore invalid.
“But I would say that they’re null and void because I’m sure Biden didn’t have any idea that it was taking place,” Trump said. Hours later, he fired off a post on Truth Social declaring the pardons “VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.”
On Monday, the White House appeared to walk back Trump’s claim. Later on CNN’s The Lead, Kinzinger – one of two Republicans who served on the Jan. 6 committee – challenged the president to bring charges.
“You didn’t ask for a pardon,” Jake Tapper noted to his guest. “It was preemptive just in case Trump’s Justice Department goes after you and other members of the January 6th committee. What was your reaction when you saw Trump’s post last night, declaring your preemptive pardon void and vacant?”
Kinzinger replied:
First off, I’m trying to figure out what he’s trying to distract from because that’s what all this is – always a distraction to try to get people’s attention. Or maybe he hasn’t felt like he’s gotten enough attention. But look, Jake. It’s like, bring it on. Like, honestly. So, we had an election. I fought against Donald Trump. I wanted Kamala Harris to win. January 6th was a big thing, but America made a different choice.
Fine. I’m ready to move on. I’m like, look, we made it very clear what happened on January 6th. America made a decision. And there is one person that’s obsessed about the sixth because he still has been basically deemed guilty in the court of public opinion, and that’s Donald Trump. And he can’t handle it. He obsesses about it.
So, my reaction to him is like, you know what? Then bring it! Like, stop talking about it! Stop being all verbose. Stop pretending like you’re tough. Bring the charges then if you really want to do it because we will crush you in court.
Watch above via CNN.
