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North Carolina Senate Nominee Stands By January 6 Pardons Despite Sex Crimes

Summary by National Memo
Republican Michael Whatley continued to defend President Donald Trump’s pardons of January 6 insurrectionists, even after it was discovered that some of those individuals had been charged with sex crimes.Trump issued a blanket pardon to everyone who participated in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, despite initially promising to pardon only nonviolent offenders. NPR later reported that dozens of those rioters had prior convictions or pending ch…

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National Memo broke the news on Monday, July 13, 2026.
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