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Judge Boasberg orders couple pardoned by Trump for Jan 6 be refunded restitution payments, fines
Judge Boasberg's ruling requires refunds for pardoned Jan. 6 defendants due to vacated convictions, potentially shifting $2.7 billion Capitol damage costs back to taxpayers, legal experts say.
- U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered full refunds for Cynthia Ballenger and Christopher Price, who were convicted in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and pardoned by President Trump.
- The Judge reversed a prior ruling that denied the couple a refund of $570 each, citing a D.C. Circuit Court decision and the unique timing of Trump's pardon while their appeals were pending.
- Boasberg stated, "When a conviction is vacated, the government must return any payments made due to the now-nullified judgment," which applies to the couple's case due to the vacatur of their convictions.
- This ruling allows Ballenger and Price to receive full refunds from the government as a result of their pardons.
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American Wire NewsBoasberg reverses course on pardoned J6 defendants
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg reversed an earlier ruling, clearing the way for two pardoned J6 protesters to receive refunds.
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NTD NewsFederal Judge Approves Refunds for Jan. 6 Couple Pardoned by Trump
Two people who were prosecuted for actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach and later pardoned by President Donald Trump are eligible to receive full refunds of restitution payments and fines made in relation to the earlier criminal cases, a federal judge ruled on Dec. 3. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s ruling marked a reversal from one he delivered a few months earlier, when he rejected a bid for refunds. “Having viewed the ques…
·New York, United States
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