ISTANBUL "Peaceful" protesters should be pardoned, but those who committed violence should not, US Vice President-elect JD Vance has said, referring to the attack on the US Capitol during a protest against election results on Jan. 6, 2021. “If you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned,” Vance told Fox News Sunday. “If you protested peacefully on Jan. 6 and you’ve had (Attorney General) Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member, you should