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The brother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick gave his initial reaction to ABC News Monday night after President Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 convicted rioters on Jan. 6.

During the call, Craig Sicknick was in shock, calling the pardons a “betrayal of decency.”

“The man does not understand other people’s pain or suffering. He cannot understand other people’s feelings,” he said.

“We now have no rule of law,” he added.

Sicknick also said he is now personally concerned for his safety.

His brother, Brian, was brutally attacked by rioters, video evidence shows. The 42-year-old Army veteran, who worked at the Capitol for 12 years, died a day later after suffering two strokes.

A doctor said he died of natural causes, but also said “everything that happened that day played a role in his condition.”

Five members of Sicknick’s family testified in a February 2023 trial against George Tanios and Julian Khater, the men who pepper-sprayed Brian Sicknick, describing the loss of a son, a father, a brother, a partner — and a fellow Capitol police officer.

-ABC News’ Alexander Mallin