Trump called on lawmakers to institute the 'death penalty for drug dealers' despite the fact that he pardoned people convicted of selling drugs

• The August 8 search at Mar-a-Lago was the subject of a Saturday rally by Trump.

• Trump wants capital punishment for drug dealers.

• Many people were pardoned by Trump before he left office.

During a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, former President Donald Trump called for drug dealers to be put to death despite having pardoned several people who were convicted of selling drugs.

In his first rally appearance since the Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump criticized the FBI, the Department of Justice, and President Joe Biden, labeling him an "enemy of the state."

Drug dealers are responsible for killing hundreds of people every year under Democrat control of the streets of our great cities.

It's not clear where the numbers came from.

He said that "every drug dealer is responsible and that doesn't include what they've done to families of people that haven't died but families that are just devastated by what happened to their children and to themselves."

Trump said he wanted to reduce drug distribution in the country by 75% and save millions of lives by calling for the death penalty for drug dealers.

I'm calling on Republicans and Democrats to institute the death penalty for drug dealers in order to solve the problem quickly. He said that you will no longer have problems.

—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 4, 2022

Many people who were convicted of selling drugs were pardoned by Trump.

Four people who had been convicted of non-violent drug charges were pardoned in October 2020. The White House said in a statement that all of them had worked to improve themselves while in prison.

"In light of the decisions these individuals have made following their convictions to improve their lives and the lives of others while imprisoned, the President has determined that each is deserving of an Executive Grant of commutation," NPR reported at the time.

During his last few days in office, Trump granted pardons and commutations. Many of the people granted clemency had been convicted of drug related charges.

Jonathan Braun was a drug smuggler who ran a large-scale marijuana ring. The New York Times reported that the White House did not mention that Braun was under investigation for violent crimes.

Business Insider has an article on it.