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| Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon | Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon |
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| On the day of the riot, a mob stormed the US Capitol as the 2020 presidential election was being certified | On the day of the riot, a mob stormed the US Capitol as the 2020 presidential election was being certified |
| One of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: "We were wrong that day." | One of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: "We were wrong that day." |
| Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in prison, told the BBC that there should be no pardons for the riot on 6 January 2021. | Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in prison, told the BBC that there should be no pardons for the riot on 6 January 2021. |
| "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," she said. | "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," she said. |
| "I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative." | "I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative." |
| Hemphill, who was nicknamed the "Maga granny" by social media users - in reference to Trump's "make America great again" slogan - said she saw the Trump government as trying to "rewrite history and I don't want to be part of that". | Hemphill, who was nicknamed the "Maga granny" by social media users - in reference to Trump's "make America great again" slogan - said she saw the Trump government as trying to "rewrite history and I don't want to be part of that". |
| "We were wrong that day, we broke the law - there should be no pardons," she told the BBC World Service's Newsday programme. | "We were wrong that day, we broke the law - there should be no pardons," she told the BBC World Service's Newsday programme. |
| Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among those pardoned over riot | Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among those pardoned over riot |
| What are presidential pardons and how do they work? | |
| Trump's decision to pardon or commute the sentences of nearly 1,600 people involved in the attempt to violently overturn the 2020 election came just hours into his presidency. | Trump's decision to pardon or commute the sentences of nearly 1,600 people involved in the attempt to violently overturn the 2020 election came just hours into his presidency. |
| In a news conference on Tuesday at the White House, he said: "These people have already served years in prison, and they've served them viciously. | In a news conference on Tuesday at the White House, he said: "These people have already served years in prison, and they've served them viciously. |
| "It's a disgusting prison. It's been horrible. It's inhumane. It's been a terrible, terrible thing." | "It's a disgusting prison. It's been horrible. It's inhumane. It's been a terrible, terrible thing." |
| However, the move has drawn an uneasy reaction from some Republican politicians. | However, the move has drawn an uneasy reaction from some Republican politicians. |
| Senator Thom Tillis, from North Carolina, said he "just can't agree" with the move, adding that it "raises legitimate safety issues on Capitol Hill". | Senator Thom Tillis, from North Carolina, said he "just can't agree" with the move, adding that it "raises legitimate safety issues on Capitol Hill". |
| Another Republican US senator, James Lankford from Oklahoma, told CNN: "I think we need to continue to say we are a party of law and order." | Another Republican US senator, James Lankford from Oklahoma, told CNN: "I think we need to continue to say we are a party of law and order." |
| He added: "I think if you attack a police officer, that's a very serious issue and they should pay a price for that." | He added: "I think if you attack a police officer, that's a very serious issue and they should pay a price for that." |
| Watch: Jacob Chansley gives his reaction to being pardoned by President Trump | Watch: Jacob Chansley gives his reaction to being pardoned by President Trump |
| 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. | 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 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." | He added: "I walked outside and I screamed 'freedom' at the top of my lungs and then gave a good Native American war cry." |
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| PARDONS: Jan 6 defendants get nearly everything they wanted | PARDONS: Jan 6 defendants get nearly everything they wanted |
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