US EditionCapitol Rioters Now Want Compensation
Ryan Nichols Sr., pardoned for his January 6 Capitol riot crimes, declared he would repeat the attack, raising concerns about pardons enabling political violence, experts say.
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The rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, are seeking federal damages. Their lawyers want a new panel to review each case individually and propose monetary amounts "based on the damages they have suffered since that day." Critics say the narrative that the rioters are victims, not perpetrators, is being reinforced.
Capitol Rioters Now Want Compensation
New York Times: “In the past several weeks, the rioters and their lawyers have pushed the Trump administration to pay them restitution for what they believe were unfair prosecutions.” “On Thursday, one of the lawyers, Mark McCloskey, said during a public meeting on social media that he had recently met with top officials at the Justice Department and pitched them on a plan to create a special panel that would dole out financial damages to the ri…
'Psychos': Outrage grows as pardoned J6 rioter says he'd do it again
Ryan Nichols Sr., a man who was convicted for his actions during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and later pardoned by President Donald Trump, posted on the social platform X Sunday expressing no regret for his involvement.“And I’d do it again given the same situation,” Nichols wrote.“They attacked Americans and killed innocent protestors. We should have drug MF’s through the streets.”Nichols, a former Marine from Texas, was sentenced i…
Pardoned convicts want money
THE JAN. 6 , 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol (Shutterstock). Some of the rioters convicted of participation in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and since pardoned by President Donald Trump are seeking financial compensation for what they feel is “unjust prosecution .” The New York Times is reporting that a number of those have asked their attorneys to press the Justice Department to pay restitution to them. Mark McCloskey…
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