Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant charged with threatening to assassinate DC federal judges
Prosecutors say Meredith’s post was a true threat, citing his prior threats and violent online rhetoric.
- Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., 58, was arrested Monday on federal charges of transmitting interstate threats against federal judges. The criminal complaint, filed in the Northern District of Georgia, centers on an April 23, 2026, Facebook post.
- President Donald Trump pardoned Meredith on January 20, 2025, for offenses related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. He previously served 28 months in prison after threatening then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
- FBI Special Agent Richard Taylor alleged Meredith posted "ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be EXECUTED!" on Facebook. Additional posts warned of "firing squads" and "3 Days of Darkness" as the military "exterminates the Left."
- Prosecutors charged Meredith with a federal felony for transmitting interstate threats from Georgia to Washington, D.C. The affidavit cites his "history of violent online rhetoric" as evidence he knowingly issued a true threat.
- Meredith is among several January 6 defendants who have faced new criminal charges since receiving clemency. A December 2025 report found at least a dozen pardoned defendants accused of subsequent crimes.
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Man pardoned by Trump over January 6 role charged with threatening judges
Nov 3 - A man who was pardoned by President Donald Trump after pleading guilty to a charge related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has been arrested and charged with threatening judges who presided over cases concerning the riot. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant arrested and charged with threatening federal judges
A Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendant whom President Donald Trump pardoned was arrested this week, allegedly for threatening federal judges in the District of Columbia with execution. Cleveland Meredith was accused of threatening violence against district public officials across state lines from Georgia. The message, allegedly posted on Facebook on April 23, reads: “ALL […]
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“A Georgia man who brought firearms to Washington and threatened former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) the day after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested again in recent days and accused of threatening federal judges,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Jailed Again After Threatening to Execute Federal Judges
A man who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump after threatening to shoot then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the January 6 attack on the Capitol is back in custody. Cleveland Meredith, a Georgia man who was sentenced to 28 months in prison in 2021 for his threats against Pelosi, was arrested Monday after allegedly […]
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