BREAKING: The infamous "MAGA granny" who served prison time for her role in the January 6th attack puts the other insurrectionists to shame by rejecting Donald Trump's pardon because she was "wrong" to storm the Capitol.
This is a powerful moral stand....
"Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol Police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," Pamela Hemphill told the BBC. She recognizes that she was wrong to join the riot and deserved to be convicted.
"We were wrong that day. We broke the law. There should be no pardons," she added.
Hemphill pleaded guilty in 2022 to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing at the Capitol Building. Three additional misdemeanor charges were dropped and she spent two months in prison, received three of probation, and was forced to pay $500 in restitution.
"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative," Hemphill said.
"A lot of people have been telling me to take the pardon, and then others are very happy that I’m not, but this, this has to do with part of my amends,” she said on CNN.
"They’re trying to rewrite history. That January 6 was not an insurrection, and I don’t want to be a part of that. It was, it was an insurrection. It was a riot," she went on.
"The DOJ was not weaponized against me. In fact, I had a wonderful judge and I’m lucky I didn’t get more time, but I don’t want any part of no pardon," she added.
It's refreshing to see that at least one of the MAGA insurrectionists has seen the error of their ways and taken responsibility for their crimes. Her courage just makes the shame of the others all the more pronounced.
Trump's mass pardon of roughly 1,500 insurrectionists will go down in history as one of the most lawless acts ever taken by an American president.
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