US EditionCapitol Rioter Argues Child Porn Charges Should Be Dropped, Claiming Trump's Pardon 'Requires Dismissal'
- David Paul Daniel, pardoned by President Donald Trump for January 6 involvement, is seeking to dismiss child pornography charges, claiming the pardon applies to those charges as well.
- William Terpening, Daniel's attorney, argues that the evidence for these charges was gathered during a January 6 search, making it subject to the pardon.
- The filing cites precedents where other January 6 defendants had charges dismissed based on similar arguments involving searches related to the riot.
- Terpening asserts that Trump's Executive Order signifies that the original charges lack legal basis, thus extending to related accusations like Daniel's.
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Jan. 6 defendant caught with child porn argues Trump’s pardon should include that too
One man granted clemency by President Donald Trump for laying siege to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 is now hoping that his pardon will be extended to a separate charge for possession of child pornography.Politico legal correspondent Kyle Cheney tweeted Wednesday that the legal counsel for 37 year-old David Paul Daniel of North Carolina is now arguing in federal court that his client's child pornography charge should be thrown out based on…
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