Pardon Tracker: Pardoned Capitol Rioters Profiting From January 6th
Pardoned Capitol Rioters have 'worked to profit from their connection to the day’s chaos, recording podcasts, announcing runs for public office and advertising merchandise lines.'
Many of the Capitol Rioters who received a pardon from President Donald Trump have been calling for retribution, and have promoted their calls for retribution within right-wing media. Also, the calls for retribution are “coming from both inside and outside the federal government, and the network of pardoned people pursuing it are moving rapidly toward their goals.”
Capitol Rioters who previously “felt unwelcome on mainstream platforms are taking on new identities as online influencers,” and more than four dozen pardoned Capitol Rioters have “worked to profit from their connection to the day’s chaos, recording podcasts, announcing runs for public office and advertising merchandise lines.”
Steven Cook, who pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement and was sentenced to 28-months in prison, believes the conspiracy theory that federal law enforcement agents were in the crowd and incited the violence during the Capitol Riot. During an interview, when asked if he would be willing to participate in similar acts of political violence in the future, Cook said: “Yes. Yes, I am.”
The Berrien Count Republican Party hosted two pardoned Capitol Rioters during an event at American Legion Post 568 in Stevensville, Michigan. The chairperson of the Berrien County GOP defended hosting the pardoned Capitol Rioters, and claimed that the rioters were “protesting for freedom.”
This week the trial began for Taylor Taranto, who was arrested in former President Barack Obama’s neighborhood, and the military veteran and Capitol Rioter is “charged with federal firearms offenses and a hoax bomb threat.”
A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration’s attempts to apply the president’s pardons to a separate case, involving gun charges against a YouTuber from Maryland, and the Administration argued that “because his riot case and gun case stem from the same investigation, the firearm conviction should be pardoned, as well.”
A group of four current and former Seattle police officers have “asked the Supreme Court to protect their anonymity as they fight a public records request that would reveal information about their presence at a rally for President Donald Trump” prior to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Media Coverage of Pardoned Capitol Rioters:
Trump’s Soviet Coup Against Reality [Foreign Policy in Focus]
The New Far-Right Coalition That’s Out to Destroy American Democracy [The New Republic]
Some Jan. 6., 2021, figures pardoned by President Trump bent on retribution [HateWatch]
'Retribution or bust': 'Secretary of Retribution' joins J6 leaders to demand mass arrests [Raw Story]
They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch. [The Washington Post]
Critics warn of weaponization of the DOJ despite administration calls to end it [NPR]
Trump's former VP Mike Pence receives JFK Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions [Axios]
Pence says January 6 attack’s failure ‘became a triumph of freedom’ as he receives JFK Profile in Courage Award [CNN]
FBI Director Kash Patel Erupts at Democratic Lawmaker Over Capitol Riot [Newsweek]
Trump's new pardon attorney says he will scrutinize pardons that Biden issued at the end of his term [The Washington Post]
FBI folds the public corruption squad that aided Jack Smith's Trump investigations [NBC News]
Trump’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times [The Washington Post]
Trump's pick for top DC prosecutor told AR-15-toting sect US institutions must fall [Raw Story]
What Ed Martin told the Senate about Jan. 6 — and what he said before [The Washington Post]
Sen. Thom Tillis splits from Trump on Washington’s top prosecutor, citing Jan. 6 [The News & Observer]
Ed Martin's judicial nomination may be at risk as Tillis says he'll vote against him [CBS News]
Key Republican says he won’t back Trump’s pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties [Associated Press]
Nomination for Trump’s pick for DC’s top prosecutor in trouble amid key Republican push back [CNN]
Trump pulls nomination of Ed Martin, the DC prosecutor under fire for ties to Nazi sympathizer [Forward]
Ed Martin’s Derailed Nomination Shows Donald Trump’s Power Is Waning [Mother Jones]
Ex-January 6 prosecutors file complaint [CBS News]
Ousted top federal prosecutor in Washington facing ethics probe [Reuters]
Ex-Jan 6 Prosecutors Demand Ed Martin Investigation: His ‘Client Is Not President Trump,’ It’s The US [Talking Points Memo]
Trump says he'll replace loyalist Ed Martin as his nominee to be D.C.'s top prosecutor [NBC News]
Trump says he’ll announce new pick for DC top prosecutor as controversial Ed Martin nomination falters [CNN]
Despite his radicalism, Ed Martin lands on his feet with new Justice Department job [MSNBC]
Senate signals support for Jeanine Pirro as top DC prosecutor [Courthouse News Service]
Seattle cops who attended Jan. 6 Trump rally ask Supreme Court for anonymity [Courthouse News Service]
Trial begins in case of a Jan. 6 defendant with whom the Trump DOJ actually disagrees [MSNBC]
Judge rejects Trump administration’s attempt to apply Jan. 6 pardon to Baltimore County gun case [Union-Bulletin]
Federal judge rules Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardon doesn’t cover Maryland gun conviction [MSNBC]
Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023 [Associated Press]
US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt's shooting during Capitol riot [Associated Press]
Trump Justice Dept. to settle Babbitt family lawsuit in fatal Jan. 6 shooting [The Washington Post]
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio says he met with Trump in Florida [Associated Press]
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio says he met with Trump [The Hill]
Trump Reportedly Told January 6 Militant and Hate Leader “I Love You” [The New Republic]
Omaha businesses caught in political controversy after group books meet-and-greet with January 6 rioter [NBC News]
Pardoned Maryland Jan. 6 participants find support after convictions [The Daily Record]
Jackson County GOP dinner featured Jan. 6 rioters as special guests [The Kansas City Star]
Disappointing apathy in Maryland and beyond, says Jan. 6 Officer Harry Dunn [Maryland Reporter]
‘It’s time’: Jeffries urges placement of Jan. 6 plaque during police week [Roll Call]
Maine lawmakers clash over proposal to declare Jan. 6 a ‘day to remember’ [Portland Press-Herald]
Sharply divided Maine House marks Jan. 6 riots as ‘day to remember’ [Bangor Daily News]
State lawmakers fiercely debate Jan 6. bill before advancing it in House [NBC News]
Chicago City Council Blocks Jan. 6 Rioters From City Jobs After Trump Pardon [PBS News]
Has anyone ever considered a book written for the capital rioters that would explain in simple language why their actions were against the law, and would explain that the president actually lost the election and the whole thing was a lie?