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,

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,