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 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.

The representative from Knoxville said fellow member of congress and chair of the committee, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), informed him of the appointment.