Donald Trump Pardoned 1,500 Jan. 6 Rioters — Here’s What Some Of Them Have Done In The Days Since
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By now, you’re likely aware that President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Many of those who were in prison for the attack were there for violent attacks on police officers.
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So, in the days that followed, here’s the news we’ve heard on what some of the pardoned group have been up to:
Matthew Huttle: Shot and killed by Indiana police during an “altercation” days after the pardon.
According to NPR, Huttle was previously sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for hitting his 3-year-old son.
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Theodore Middendorf: Still in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old after pleading guilty in 2024.
As per NPR, Middendorf pled guilty for destroying a window on Jan. 6.
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Daniel Ball: Rearrested on gun charges.
He has pled not guilty for “Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Convicted Felon,” which he was initially accused of following his arrest for throwing an “explosive device that detonated upon at least 25 officers” on Jan. 6.
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Andrew Taake: Being sought on preexisting charges of soliciting a minor online.
A woman on Bumble reported Taake to the FBI after he told her he’d been involved in the riot.
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David Daniel: Facing charges of “Production of Child Pornography” and “Possession of Child Pornography.”
He previously pled guilty to assaulting police officers on Jan. 6. He is accused of having “engaged in sexual acts with two young girls in his own family.”
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Guy Reffitt: Freed despite facing charges on possessing an illegal gun silencer.
As CNN notes, some federal authorities and Reffitt’s own attorney thought that he should still be in custody. His son, who reported him to the FBI, has moved and said he is “terrified” by his father’s release.
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Emily Hernandez: Sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing someone while drunk driving.
She reportedly drove down the wrong lane of the interstate at 60mph in 2022, killing a woman and injuring her husband.
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Pamela Hemphill: Refused the pardon.
“Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation,” she told the BBC. “I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative.”
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But sure, immigrants are the real danger…
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