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Jason Riddle
pardonJ6 / Capitol
Convicted of
Federal: Entering and/or Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Theft of Government Property; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. Pleaded guilty to Theft of Government Property and Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building; other charges dismissed.
Original sentence
Theft of Government Property: 90 days incarceration, $254 restitution, $25 special assessment (sentenced April 4, 2022). Parading: 3 years probation, $500 restitution, $10 special assessment, 60 hours community service. Note: Riddle publicly declined the pardon.
Post-pardon activity
2mentions
0new offenses
Subsequent News Mentions(2)
Day 5· 24 January 2025
Riddle publicly rejected Trump's pardon, stating "I deserve to have gone to prison" and that accepting a pardon from "the person that caused the crimes that put me in prison is absurd."
Day 170· 8 July 2025
Riddle formally submitted a pardon denial request through Sen. Maggie Hassan's office to the Department of Justice, becoming one of the few Jan. 6 defendants to officially reject clemency on legal record.