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Hung Cao Commits to Releasing January 6th Insurrectionists from Prison

In a questionnaire, Hung Cao promises to “release and seek compensation for” those arrested for their connection with January 6th

In a questionnaire for Virginia Constitutional Conservatives, Republican Hung Cao pledged to sponsor legislation that would “release and seek compensation for” insurrectionists jailed for their role in the violent riot at the Capitol on January 6th.

The Virginia Constitutional Conservatives survey asks candidates what they will do about the “political prisoners” who were “arrested or unlawfully detained for participation in the January 6, 2021, protests at or near the U.S. capitol.” Cao marked that he would sponsor legislation to release and seek compensation for them.
This isn’t a shocking position from Hung Cao, who “cast doubts on the 2020 results” of the presidential election and said he had “a lot of friends” who were investigated by the FBI for their involvement in the insurrection attempt on January 6th.

“Hung Cao wants to immediately release and then compensate criminals who were arrested for trying to overthrow the government,” said DCCC spokesperson Monica Robinson. “That’s as extreme as it gets.”

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