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Man Who Reported Father to FBI After Jan. 6 'Terrified' of Trump Pardons

Jackson Reffitt reported his father, Guy Reffitt, to the FBI for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot, stating he was 'terrified' of President Donald Trump's pardons for convicted rioters.
Guy Reffitt was sentenced to over seven years in prison for his actions during the Capitol riot, where he was said to have 'galvanized the crowd.'
Trump pardoned more than 1,500 individuals convicted in connection to the Capitol riot, fulfilling a campaign pledge.
Jackson Reffitt expressed concerns about his father's radicalization and fears for his safety after the pardons.

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Jan 6 Informant Bombarded With Threats After Trump Pardons

Jackson Reffitt, who tipped off the FBI about his J6-er father, Guy Reffitt, “has spent most of the last four years in hiding, constantly on the move every few months,” Wired reports. Guy Reffitt was not just some avid Trump supporter carried away by the crowd but an instigator with violence on his mind. “He was caught on camera urging other rioters to storm the Capitol building and told members of his militia group that he intended to drag Hous…

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Son of man pardoned for Jan. 6 riot involvement says he’s terrified

The son of a man pardoned for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, riots says he's terrified. Read about what his mom is saying about the entire odeal.

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Ex-FBI Agent: Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Send Dangerous Message

Former FBI special agent Mike German, whose new book Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within chronicles his experience working undercover in far-right, white nationalist militias and warns of the unchecked danger they pose to American society, responds to Trump’s mass pardons of January 6 insurrectionists, many of whom were members of or affiliated with far-right militias. “The pardons definitely send a message both to the far-right militant m

2 months ago·New York, United States

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'Death threats by the minute’: Capitol rioter’s son who turned in father reacts to pardon

Jackson Reffitt, who reported his father Guy Reffitt to the FBI for his involvement in the Capitol riot, joins Chris Jansing to discuss President Trump’s pardon and the threat he now feels with his father free.

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Remember the loser kid who sold out his father over J6? Here's how he's "coping" with his dad being pardoned...

Jackson Reffitt, who turned against his father for reasons he will probably never be able to explain, claims he now fears for his life after he was pardoned for Jan. 6 related offenses.TRAITOR: Kid who became an FBI informant helping to send his father to prison for 6.5 years bought a gun after hearing about Trump’s pardon. If there is someone that should be on the FBI’s radar it is Jackson Reffitt… pic.twitter.com/sTf7MCkBQo— @amuse (@amuse) Ja…

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Jan. 6 rioter whose case was tossed after Trump pardon arrested on pending weapons charges

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida man who prosecutors alleged attacked police with an explosive device during the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol — and whose case was dropped following President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons and commutations issued Monday, was arrested Wednesday on pending federal gun charges, according to court records. Daniel Ball, 39, was taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to an arrest warrant, on a s…

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