Pamela Hemphilla woman who was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, rejected the pardon awarded by the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, the newspaper reported this Wednesday Idaho Statesman.
“Accepting the pardon would be an insult to the agents of the Capitol Policeto the rule of law, to our nation,” he said Hemphill71 years old and resident of Boise (Idaho), in a telephone interview with that newspaper.
“The criminals of January 6 are trying to rewrite history by ensuring that it was not a riot or an insurrection. I do not want to be part of their attempt to rewrite what happened that day,” he added.
Nearly 1,500 people were pardoned
Hemphill She was informed on Tuesday by her lawyer that she had benefited from Trump’s pardon for nearly 1,500 people who participated in that attempted insurrection to try to stop the ratification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
This woman, who posted videos on social media of herself entering the Capitol That day, she was sentenced to two months in jail, three years of probation, and a $500 fine following a plea deal with the Prosecutor’s Office for a minor crime.
Hemphill revealed in an interview that he feels as if he had been part of “a cult” that made him believe that Trump had been a victim of electoral fraud in 2020 and that he should be prevented. Joe Biden assumed power.
His thoughts now are with the police officers who were injured: “It’s like the country has let them down. “They were the heroes that day.”
