This executive order disregards every tenet of accountability by erasing convictions for individuals who actively undermined the nation’s democratic process. It supplants the judiciary’s role with raw executive power, signaling that violent insurrection is tolerable when aligned with political advantage. Instead of promoting healing, it deepens public cynicism by equating criminal conduct with mere partisan dissent. This unilateral clemency shreds the delicate balance of powers, dismisses legitimate judicial findings, and cheapens the rule of law—proving that political favoritism, not fairness, reigns supreme.
