Ronna McDaniel disagrees with Trump’s plan to free some Jan. 6 prisoners

Former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she disagrees with former President Donald Trump’s plan to free those charged and convicted of crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

“Do you disagree with Trump saying he’s going to free those who have been charged?” NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker asked.

“I do not think people who committed violent acts on Jan. 6 should be free,” McDaniel responded.

McDaniel added that “the violence that happened on Jan. 6 is unacceptable.”

“It doesn’t represent our country,” McDaniel said.

“If you attacked our Capitol and ... you’ve been convicted, then that should stay,” she added.

Still, McDaniel maintained, “I don’t hold [Trump] responsible for” the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

On Sunday, she said Biden won “fair and square” and added that “he’s the legitimate president.”

The statement marks an apparent shift from her interview last year with Chris Wallace on CNN in which she refused to say the election was fair and that “there were a lot of problems with 2020.”

“I do think it’s fair to say there were problems in 2020 and to say that does not mean he’s not the legitimate president,” she added Sunday, echoing her previous stance.

The former RNC chair has been accused of joining Trump to pressure Michigan election officials not to certify the 2020 presidential election there.

Looking to the 2024 presidential election, McDaniel said it’s OK for money given to Trump’s joint fundraising committee to flow first to a group that pays his legal bills as long as donors are informed.

“Is it appropriate for Donald Trump to ask donors to pay for his legal bills?” Welker asked.

“Well, I think as long as the donors know that that’s