Trump Describes Treatment of Jan. 6 Defendants as ‘Very Unfair Situation’
Former President Donald Trump, his former adviser Steve Bannon, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) each offered words of support for Jan. 6 defendants at a Dec. 1 Patriot Freedom Project event in Washington.
Patriot Freedom Project is a nonprofit organization that aims to support those imprisoned for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as well as their family members and friends.
The event, a holiday open house, was cohosted by the Personnel Policy Operations and the Phyllis Schlafly Eagles organizations at the Hilton Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington.
“Patriot freedom is what it’s about, and that’s not happening in our country,” the 45th president remarked in a pre-recorded video shared with attendees. “What they’ve done to torment people and go after people like never before—I don’t think anything like this has ever happened in our country before, and certainly not to this extent.”…