US Edition'I Deserve to Go to Prison': NH Jan. 6 Rioter Asks to Refuse Presidential Pardon
NEW HAMPSHIRE, UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – A New Hampshire Jan. 6 rioter seeks to refuse a presidential pardon, possibly to avoid admitting guilt or to assert a political stance, officials say.
- Jason Riddle, a Navy veteran from Keene, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and received a sentence that included three years of probation along with a 90-day jail term.
- Riddle pleaded guilty because he believed he deserved prison time, and after President Trump pardoned about 1,500 January 6 defendants, Riddle sought to formally refuse the pardon with Senator Maggie Hassan's help.
- He said he was obsessed with Trump, felt mentally drained, caused hurt, and criticized violence during the riot while now acknowledging reality by rejecting any pardon that denies his accountability.
- Riddle stated, "I clearly was obsessed with Trump," and called the riot "a horrible thing that happened," adding, "I deserve to go to prison, and so does Donald Trump," for causing the event.
- His refusal to accept the pardon reflects his changed life, sobriety, and commitment to responsibility, emphasizing that taking a pardon would negate his accountability and worsen the situation.
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Jan. 6 Capitol rioter from New Hampshire asks to formally refuse presidential pardon
One of the 1,500 people who marched to the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 says he does not want President Donald Trump's pardon, and is looking to formally refuse it.
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Jan 6 Rioter from New Hampshire Wants to Formally Decline Trump’s Pardon: 'I Deserve to Go to Prison'
Jason Riddle, one of the people who took part in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, says he does not want President Donald Trump’s pardon. He’s now trying to formally reject it. “I caused a lot of hurt by being down there. I hurt a lot of people along the way, I said a lot of nasty things,” Riddle, a Navy veteran, told WMUR-TV in an exclusive interview. “I have to acknowledge that reality, and part of that is not taking any sort of pardon…
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