US EditionTrump pardons Jan. 6 rioter for gun offense and woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents
- By November 15, 2025, President Donald Trump granted pardons to Daniel Edwin Wilson, a Jan. 6 defendant released Friday for gun offenses, and Suzanne Ellen Kaye, a Florida defendant sentenced for threatening FBI agents.
- White House officials said the firearms were found after a January 6-related search, prompting Wilson's pardon; the Justice Department initially disputed this but later cited clarity on presidential intent, while Trump-nominated U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich called the prosecutors' shifting stance extraordinary.
- Prosecutors said authorities recovered six guns and roughly 4,800 rounds at Daniel Edwin Wilson's Kentucky home; he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
- Wilson was released Friday and can reunite with his family, while the pardons expand clemency for Jan. 6 cases amid debate over executive power boundaries.
- Wilson's attorney George Pallas said, `For too long, my client has been held as a political prisoner by a government that criminalized dissent`, while legal critics raised ethical concerns about the pardons.
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Trump issues new pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
(The Hill) — President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel [...]
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These days, the Justice Department is so busy pursuing revenge against President Donald Trump’s enemies it’s a wonder they have time to do anything else. In fact, nearly half of all FBI agents in the major field offices have been reassigned to assist the Department of Homeland Security in rounding up undocumented day laborers and daycare workers, illustrating Trump’s priorities. But it’s a mistake to think the administration is solely focused on…
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