Why Trump's promised perks for Jan. 6 rioters are concerning

It's an attractive signal to extremists who may be interested in backing Trump's potential third presidential run, Zeeshan Aleem says. [View in browser]( [Image]( September 3, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Why Trump's promised perks for Jan. 6 rioters are concerning]( by Zeeshan Aleem Donald Trump says he's offering a growing set of perks for Jan. 6 defendants: financial support, and — if he makes it back into the White House — pardons and formal government apologies. That's worrying, [argues Zeeshan Aleem](, because it's an attractive signal to extremists who may be interested in backing Trump's potential third presidential run. "Implicit in these pledges is another one: that he will look to take care of anyone who helps him next time around," [Aleem writes](. "Trump's dangling of financial support, pardons and apologies" could effectively be sowing the seeds for a pro-Trump paramilitary force in the future, [Aleem says](. Read Zeeshan Aleem's [full analysis]( in your Saturday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Zeeshan Aleem]( [The real meaning of the Marines flanking Biden during his speech]( It was intentional — stagecraft is a major part of political oratory. [Read More.]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Brett Favre welfare scandal another reminder of Mississippi's long history of bigotry]( The Jackson water crisis and this welfare scandal are products of the same, oppressive power structure in Mississippi. [Read More.]( [Steve Benen]( Republican conspiracy theories about the FBI take a weird turn]( As unusual as it was to see sitting GOP senators raise such allegations, leave it to Trump to go a step further. [Read More.]( [Ja'han Jones]( Lindsey Graham's efforts to quash Trump probe subpoena in Georgia fail once again]( The ruling fundamentally forces Graham to do something he's pleaded with a judge to excuse him from. [Read More.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [The ReidOut]( [Legal expert: Empty folders suggest classified docs were possibly given away, sold]( [Morning Joe]( [Ginni Thomas pressed lawmakers to overturn Biden win in two states, per report]( [All In]( ['Nasty': Hayes on Oz's 'shockingly disingenuous' attack on Fetterman]( [José Díaz-Balart]( [Los Angeles heat wave exposes deadly impact of inequity](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Sunday, MSNBC Films presents an encore presentation of "In the Dark of the Valley." The Emmy-nominated feature documentary explores the decades-long cover-up of a nuclear accident in the Los Angeles area, the families that suffered and one mother's journey to activism after watching her own daughter fight cancer – twice. Watch "In the Dark of the Valley," Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming now on Peacock.   The pandemic has transformed the way work is done. For many, gone are the days of dressing up, commuting to an office, and working in-person five days a week. But with the broad availability of vaccines and boosters, as well as relaxed Covid guidelines, employers are increasingly encouraging employees to return to the office. Yet, not everyone wants to go back to the way things were. Eighty-seven percent of workers who have the chance to work flexibly take it, according to the American Opportunity Survey, conducted by McKinsey. Anne Helen Petersen is the author of four books including "Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home," which she co-wrote with Charlie Warzel. Petersen joins [WITHpod]( to discuss why the future isn't just about where we will work, but how. She also discusses the history of working from home, people returning to "ghost offices," why reverting to pre-pandemic workplace norms could be problematic and more.     [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)