Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Monday that he expects President-elect Donald Trump to “legitimately” exercise his pardon authority on the peaceful protesters from the Jan. 6, 2021, riots on Capitol Hill who were lumped in with violent offenders and “persecuted” by the Biden administration.

However, Cruz made it clear that those who committed violence that day — especially on police officers — should be prosecuted and serve their time.

Cruz, fresh off his reelection victory in Texas a month ago, joined “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” to react to President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon of first son Hunter Biden. Cruz was asked if the pardon, which he called “infuriating and utterly predictable,” would make it open season for Trump to do the same for J6 protesters.

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