Some of the plaintiffs who were found guilty of causing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot want more from the leader and the government, one month after President Donald Trump imposed a massive mercy on all of them.  ,
In keeping with his campaign promises on the campaign trail, Trump granted widespread mercy to almost all of the Jan. 6 plaintiffs on his first time in business. Around 200 pleaded guilty to crimes, and more than 220 people were found guilty in trials that included strikes on law enforcement. At least 1, 583 people were charged with the Capitol riot.  ,
Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, told the Washington Examiner that he felt the first 30 weeks of Trump’s subsequent expression were “fantastic” and said he was glad to be out of jail. Rhodes even pushed for a full pardon from Trump, claiming that he and the other 13 people who received one were in need of one.  ,
” I need my soldiers gains restored. I got a really harsh letter from the VA saying that, because of my faith, I’m no more, you can only get any soldiers, I’m a crippled specialist. However, they claimed that I no longer have the right to receive any disability payments or medical care, or that I can no longer get buried in a former tomb, which was an insult to a veteran, according to Rhodes. ” So I want my right up, my right to bear arms up, in Texas, where I’m from, I didn’t vote”.
Rhodes, who was  , found guilty of subversive conspiracy , and other costs, expressed sorrow that he was not given a full pardon from Trump, while others who pled guilty to seditious conspiracy and, in his view, “turned on” Trump did.  ,
” So I think it’s a little bit, a little bit odd that they were pardoned, but we were not. The only compromise I may have made was to turn on President Trump, Rhodes said, because they went to trial, faced the music, did the right thing, and refused to bend the knee and love the band. ” Only not gonna arise, right? So, you know, I think I deserve a pardon” . ,
Quaglin stated to the Washington Examiner that he would pursue legal action against his judgment, but he did not specify who would be the subject of his complaint. He added that he wanted to be a part of the Trump administration’s” solution” to fixing the prison system.
” I don’t care if you’re left or right. The jail structure is broken”, he said. ” What they did to me is unAmerican” . ,
According to clips posted on social media, some of the Jan. 6 accused at the conference had rough attendance, with some of them receiving denied access or being escorted out by security personnel.  ,
On January 6, 2021, Richard Barnett was filmed with his foot on Nancy Pelosi’s office, and he claimed the convention denied him access before receiving his credentials later on Thursday in a video posted on social media. Former Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio also faced initial barriers to entry on Wednesday, but was given a permit on Thursday.  ,
In a statement posted to X on February 20, CPAC officials said they were refusing Jan. 6 protesters ‘ access to the agreement.  ,
It is misleading that we are restricting visitors to CPAC because of their involvement with J6, the statement read. CPAC has been a continuous admirer of this oppressed community, and we firmly agree with President Trump’s pardons of the J6 patients.
On Friday, a group of the plaintiffs in town for the traditional agreement, including Tarrio and Rhodes, gathered at the Capitol, where they announced plans to file a complaint against the Department of Justice, which they claim will be funded by their different crypto efforts, including the “proud coin”.
” The government played their hands too much. They thought we would break. They thought we would fail, but look at us now. My mother, my wife, they suffered for three years, and those who made them suffer will pay. Let me be clear: I’m not talking about violent retribution”, Tarrio said when announcing the lawsuit. ” I’m talking about something much more powerful: Accountability and the rule of law. That is why today, we are announcing a lawsuit against the DOJ for their murders, their lies, and the endless suffering they have put us through”.
According to a statement to the Washington Examiner, the police department confirmed in a statement that Tarrio was detained following the press conference after U.S. Capitol Police officers saw him knock a phone out of a counterprotester’s hand after the woman placed the phone near his face.
The president’s pardon for those involved in the Jan. 6 riot received swift blowback from Democrats and some disagreement from Republicans.  ,
Kash Patel, the newly confirmed FBI director, disagreed with Trump’s blanket pardons at his confirmation hearings, claiming that he did not support the commutation of any sentence for any person who abused law enforcement.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a top Trump ally in the Senate, criticized the pardons, citing violence against law enforcement.  ,
According to Graham last month,” I don’t want to do anything that would lead to violence against those who risk their lives every day to protect us.”  ,
In late January, Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY ) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY ) signed onto a resolution condemning the pardons. Patty Murray (D-WA ), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) leading the effort.  ,
But the Jan. 6 defendants received a warmer reception at the convention. Steve Bannon, a former Trump aide, praised them during his boisterous CPAC address on Thursday evening.
” The J-sixers are here at CPAC. All of them”, Bannon exclaimed as the crowd roared with cheers. ” I spoke with Ambassador Ric Grenell last night and believe that the J6 choir will play the Kennedy Center for a night in honor of their families,” said Grenell.
After firing the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and appointing himself as chairman, Trump recently appointed Grenell, his envoy for” special missions,” as interim executive director of the Kennedy Center. In this way, he assumed control of a renowned D.C. institution.  ,
However, with Trump in charge, Bannon suggested that the J-6 choir invite all the families who tried to destroy the J-sixers, and they will be seated in the seats where the elite sit. He also claimed the elite should be taken “down to the D. C. gulag… for one night” . ,
Other CPAC attendees also pleaded for accountability from government officials who conducted the investigation into the Capitol riot, particularly the House select committee, and for the” truth” about the day to be revealed.  ,
” I would like the truth to come out”, Sonja Harper, 60, a retiree from Texas, told the Washington Examiner. ” I know they’re doing the research, but I think they owe the American people the truth. I don’t feel like we know everything there is to know we hear, we hear certain stories, but I think they’ll get to the bottom of it, the truth will prevail, and it’s very important that we all understand exactly what happened”.
Nick Passino, a 37-year-old political activist from upstate New York, says,” I want the people the board to be held accountable for the lies and deception on the American public.” That’s what I want. The J Sixers need to be praised”.
