DeSantis says he might pardon the convicted January 6 riot participants

When a politician announces he or she is going to run for the White House they get all power-thoughtful and start making lists of what they might do on day one of being voted in as president. Ron DeSantis, literally only a day or so into his campaign after his somewhat twitchy Twitter performance and he is already musing at the prospect of pardoning the January 6 Capitol rioters. He can only do that of course if, first, he beats Donald Trump to the Republican nomination and, second, defeats Joe Biden. So it's all a bit premature but what is interesting is that even at this early stage he is thinking about pardoning people involved in one of the most climactic events in Washington since the British burnt down the White House and Congress on August 24, 1814. The pardoning would of course include Donald Trump who hasn't been convicted of anything related to the January 6 assault but is still being investigated. So on day one DeSantis marches into the White House, gets out his fountain pen and signs pardons for the lot. I wonder how that will play with voters when they try to make up their minds who they want to be the 47th president. I guess all those weird-looking guys with horns and tattoos will vote for him. For me, it's a bad move even to hint at pardoning people who tried to overturn democracy. But perhaps I'm old-fashioned.