Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump's power to pardon

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race said Monday that he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence, but he also didn’t object to President Donald Trump using his power to pardon.

Trump has received bipartisan criticism for granting clemency last week to about 1,500 rioters who were convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

“Presidents have the power to pardon,” said Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general on a press conference call. “President Biden has issued pardons. President Trump has now issued pardons as he’s come in and presidents over history have done that. It’s a power they have. I don’t object to them utilizing that power.”

Schimel made that comment when asked about Trump’s pardons of those convicted in connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. In a follow up statement to The Associated Press, Schimel appeared to disagree with Trump’s pardons of those who attacked police.

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