He had the opportunity to pardon them between Jan6 and Jan20, 2021 but chose not to do so.
This new promise effectively tells his supporters, "If you do violence in 2024 to get me reelected; I'll take care of you."
@PoliticalEd That may be true, but it doesn’t matter: by then the damage will already have been done.
@jjmacnab Lol - anyone who believes he'll do something to help them is an idiot. He's proven over and over again that he asks for help, gets it from unsuspecting rubes, and then tosses them under the bus without a second thought.