DES MOINES, Iowa — In just several weeks the 45th president of the United States will be sworn in as the nation’s 47th commander in chief.

Just last week in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, President-elect Donald Trump said that he would start working on pardons for the hundreds of defendants charged from January 6, 2020.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird commented on the potential pardons after she announced her top priorities for Iowa’s 91st General Assembly gaveling in in just under a month.

“Well that is up to President Trump to decide once he is in office,” said Attorney General Bird (R). “As someone who has worked on pardons at the state level, with for example Governor Branstad, I think those decisions are best made on an individualized basis.”

Attorney General Bird also commented on the federal lawsuit the state joined that is seeking to gain access to the federal ‘SAVE’ list. The list identifies legal noncitizens, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate told WHO 13 News he was drafting a bill that looks to give the state the ability to use the list to check against voter registration records.

Bird said that there was not a thought about waiting to join the lawsuit when the Trump administration took over, as she believes states should have access to the list no matter who is in the White House.