Pardoned Capitol Rioters Embrace Violent Rhetoric and Calls for Retribution

Pardoned Capitol Rioters continued to embrace violent rhetoric and calls for retribution: 'Hold them all accountable, because we can’t have peace until there’s justice.'

Supporters of President Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Image: Samuel Corum / Getty Images)

In the weeks since President Donald Trump issued pardons to “all of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol,” those that participated in the Capitol Riot have embraced the usage of violent rhetoric and have continued to amplify calls for retribution against those that investigated and prosecuted those involved with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

‘We can’t have peace until there’s justice’

Henry Muntzer, who was convicted for participating in the Capitol Riot and in October was “sentenced to 24 months in prison,” claims that he nothing wrong and his fight is not over. “My biggest thing right now is hold them all accountable, because we can’t have peace until there’s justice. So that’s where we’re at right now. So, no, I won’t remain silent, I’m going to keep speaking up,” Muntzer said.

Richard Barnett said during an interview with Newsmax that has no regrets in participating in the Capitol Riot, “I’m so happy I could be a part of it. I’ve had a lot of anger issues to work through. I mean, I’ve been through hell. But I’m telling you what, I wouldn’t give it back for anything,” Barnett said.

Matthew Klein, who still believes the 2020 election was fraudulent and Trump won, claims that Trump supporters were not there to overthrow the government, “I think most people were there to inform the politicians that there were still people in the country who had questions about the validity of the election,” Klein said.

Jenny Cudd claims that she “absolutely took a plea deal under duress,” and the “only thing that I regret from January 6 is how it affected all of those that I love.” While she claimed there was no violence and that “it was beautiful inside the Capitol,” she posted a video the day after the Capitol Riot claiming she had “storm the Capitol… and they had to evacuate it before we charged the Capitol.”

Donald Hazard, founder of the far-right militia group Patriot Boys of North Texas, said during an recent interview with CNN that he has no regrets and that there “most definitely” be retribution.

"The only regrets that I have at all about what I did was just got outsmarted by the left. It was a total set up. It was a trap, and we walked right into it,” Hazard said. “I don't think any of us were fairly charged. None of us got a fair shake in court. Federal judges, prosecutors—I think they're all guilty of treason."