Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that she would look at pardons for Jan. 6 participants on a “case by case basis.”

President-elect Donald Trump has promised he would pardon at least some Jan. 6 defendants who are sitting in prison. He recently said the pardons he intends to issue may cover all those charged and convicted, regardless of the type of offense.

When asked by the top Democrat on the committee, Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, if she thought violent rioters who assaulted law enforcement officers should be pardoned, Ms. Bondi said, “If confirmed as attorney general of the United States? The pardons, of course, fall under the president.

“But if asked to look at those cases, I will look at each case and advise on a case-by-case basis, just as I did my entire career as a prosecutor,” she continued.

“Let me be very clear in speaking to you: I condemn any violence on a law enforcement officer in this country,” she added.

Democrats have long criticized Mr. Trump’s intention to pardon Jan. 6 rioters.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, recently said: “It is shamefully, utterly outrageous that the president is considering pardons for these rioters who broke the law [and] attacked our police officers on Jan. 6.”

“Pardoning the criminals who assaulted police officers and tried to halt the Democratic process would be a dangerous endorsement of political violence,” Mr. Schumer added.

A riot broke out at the U.S. Capitol and the surrounding complex on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of President Biden’s 2020 election win.

More than 1,500 people connected to the riot have been charged with crimes, and more than 1,000 have pleaded guilty to felonies or misdemeanors, according to the Department of Justice.

• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.