Pritzker targets January 6th pardons with own order

Iowa could raise the stakes to graduate high school, and Illinois takes a stand after the pardon of the January 6th insurrectionists.

Host Jim Niedelman gets into that with former Scott County Democratic Party Chair Elesha Gayman and Iowa Republican Party Central Committee Member Michelle Crawford.

“It’ll be interesting to see how this is implemented and how big of an effect it will really have,” Gayman said.

“I think it’s more of a statement by Governor Pritzker; he’s been very outspoken about how he feels towards President Trump,” Crawford said.

To hear more, click on the video.

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