We are one month into the Trump administration, and already there are a lot of things that are drawing criticism. One thing that drew quite a lot of critics was his pardoning of the January 6th insurrectionists. Since then, there has been such a high number of rearrests it has begun to feel bizarre. The arrests include the following.
- Matthew Huttle was shot and killed a few days after being pardoned during a police altercation that started over him having a firearm in his car.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp9jgp7m0o
- Theodore Middendorf is still in prison after sexually assaulting a 7-year-old.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5276336/donald-trump-jan-6-rape-assault-pardons-rioters
- Daniel Ball was rearrested over gun charges.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5276336/donald-trump-jan-6-rape-assault-pardons-rioters
4.Andrew Taake is going back to jail for soliciting a 17-year-old girl while bragging that he was at the capital on January 6th.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/jan-6-rioter-minor-solicitation-pardon.html
5.David Daniel faces charges of child pornography production and child pornography possession.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5276336/donald-trump-jan-6-rape-assault-pardons-rioters
6.Emily Hernandez hit someone with her car and is going back to jail.
https://www.newsweek.com/woman-given-jan-six-pardon-sentenced-drunk-driving-death-2023466
To me, this speaks volumes about the quality of the character of the people who attended that insurrection. For years, during the Biden administration, people tirelessly argued the validity of the imprisonment of these insurrectionists, and with these rearrests, the belief that the J6ers deserved to be in jail has been solidified.
