2025-01-26 09:06:45

Another convicted January 6 US Capitol attacker rejects Trump’s pardon

Jason Riddle says he rejected pardon because ‘it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable’At least one more person who was convicted in connection with the 2021 US Capitol attack carried out by Donald Trump supporters has rejected a pardon from the president, saying he believed his actions “weren’t pardonable”.In an interview published Friday by New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), US navy veteran Jason Riddle said: “It’s almost like [Trump] was trying to say it didn’t happen. And it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/convicted-january-6-attacker-rejects-trump-pardon

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