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Defiant January 6 Defendant, as He’s Ushered Off to Prison, Says Trump Will ‘Pardon Me Anyways’

The dramatic hearing provides a look into the proceedings mere weeks before President-elect Trump takes office.

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Rioters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Trump on January 6, 2021. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

“Trump’s gonna pardon me anyways,” a January 6 defendant said as he was being ushered to prison following a dramatic sentencing hearing on Friday — in a signal of escalating tensions in the January 6 proceedings mere weeks before President-elect Trump takes office.

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MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Mrs. Little is from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Hillsdale College. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Federalist, and The Daily Signal.

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