WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker issued the following press release:
On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released a new video this morning reflecting on the violence of that day and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump's use of the presidential pardon power. Booker highlights the case of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol police officer from New Jersey, who was beaten while defending the Capitol and died days later.
"It's January 6, the fifth year anniversary of the horrific attack on this Capitol. Many of them savagely beating police officers, attacking them with bear spray. Many of them pled guilty to their vicious crimes, and yet President Donald Trump gave a blanket ...