Gay man rejects Trump’s pardon for January 6 Capitol riot: ‘I did those things’
A gay man has rejected president Donald Trump’s pardon for his involvement in the Capitol riots, saying: “I did those things and they weren’t pardonable.”
On his first day as president, Trump issued about 1,500 pardons and commuted the sentences of 14 people in connection with the US Capitol riots on 6 January 2021, NBC News reported. Among those freed from prison were members of the far-right Proud Boys.
Jason Riddle, who was present as thousands of people stormed the Capitol building after the president’s false claims that the 2020 general election was rigged against him, has rejected the pardon, insisting he no longer supports Trump.
Riddle, who served 90 days in jail, told New Hampshire Public Radio that, during that time, he had an “epiphany” with regard to his
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