CNN anchor Jim Acosta sparred with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) about President Donald Trump‘s pardon of over 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants who were charged with crimes stemming from the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Tim Burchett battles CNN's Jim Acosta about Doanld Trump pardoning more than 1,500 January 6 riot defendants. "Why don't you just give an editorial and not have me on?" Burchett told Acosta. "This is why more people are watching the Cartoon Network,

Jim Acosta pressed Tim Burchett on whether he supported Trump’s decision to grant clemency to those convicted in connection with the Capitol riots

Jim Acosta absolutely hammered Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) for refusing to condemn President Donald Trump over his pardon of January 6 convicts. The post CNN’s Jim Acosta Hammers Tim Burchett In Absolute Brawl Over Refusal To Slam Trump Pardons: ‘Say It!

Rep. Tim Burchett clashed with CNN anchor Jim Acosta over President Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants, with Acosta repeatedly asking Burchett to condemn the pardons.

It sounds like you let down the blue! It sounds like you’re betraying the blue,’ Jim Acosta exclaimed on Wednesday.

CNN anchor Jim Acosta confronted Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett over his refusal to condemn President Donald Trump for pardoning the January 6 convicts who assaulted police officers. The segment began with Burchett joking about his weekly appearance on the show for a "beating" from CNN,