Spyke
fedia.io

Probably the only one of them who deserved a pardon.

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Honestly what a bad ass. It's not good she was part of J6, but owning up to takes some real self reflection you're not going to see in the new administration.

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sh.itjust.works

Also among those pardoned was one of the riot's most recognisable figures, Jacob Chansley, the self-styled QAnon Shaman, who was released from jail in 2023 after serving 27 months of his 41-month jail sentence.

He told the BBC that he heard the news from his lawyer while he was at the gym.

He added: "I walked outside and I screamed 'freedom' at the top of my lungs and then gave a good Native American war cry."

Of course he did.

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lemmy.world

He also posted on Twitter that he’s gonna buy a bunch of guns.

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lemmy.world

I think he just got arrested again. Edit: different guy. See below.

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lemmy.world

It's great to see this, although it says she had a 60-day sentence. I wonder if she would feel the same if it was like 3 years or more.

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Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon: "We were wrong that day." | Spyke