Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter obtained by The Hill.



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Illinois governor blocks pardoned Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs

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In a letter addressed to director Raven DeVaughn, Pritzker says those who participated in attacks violated the State's Personnel Code.

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JB Pritzker said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions in Illinois, citing a state law ordinance, according to a letter obtained by The Hill.

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"No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government,” Gov. JB Pritzker said.

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Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking those who took part in the Jan. 6 riots from jobs in Illinois state government.

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Gov. JB Pritzker wants to block those who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in Illinois government, despite the clemency granted to over 1,500 participants in the insurrection by President Donald Trump. In a letter obtained by the Tribune, Pritzker asked Central Management Services Director Raven DeVaughn, whose department is responsible for hiring state personnel, to consider participation in Jan. 6 as a …

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ABC7 has obtained a letter, sent by Gov. JB Pritzker's office to central management services, banning Jan. 6 convicts from being considered for state jobs.

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Gov. JB Pritzker bans Jan. 6 convicts from consideration for state jobs

“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking those who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in state jobs, ignoring President Donald Trump’s attempt to offer them a clean slate last week in a sweeping set of pardons and commutations,” NBC News reports. “Late Thursday, Pritzker directed the state’s Department of Central Management Services, the state’s primary hiring authority, to restrict hiring of those who took part…

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Pritzker Blocks Capitol Rioters from State Jobs

In a bold move, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed an order barring January 6 rioters from state employment, citing their actions as contrary to the values of the state. Read more for details on this significant decision.

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In a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, Gov. JB Pritzker has blocked anyone who participated in the 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection from getting a job with the state of Illinois.Pritzker issued a directive Thursday to the state’s Department of Central Management Services, which oversees hiring, to consider “any participation” in the riot that sought to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss as “infamous and disgraceful…

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After Trump pardons, Gov. JB Pritzker bars Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs, calling the conduct 'disgraceful'

In a memo released from his office Friday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that individuals who were involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riots and later pardoned by President Trump are prohibited from holding Illinois government jobs.

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