Pamela Hemphill,
a grandmother in her seventies who was jailed for taking part in the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol four years ago,
has said
she will “refuse” a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office.
A retired substance abuse counsellor from Boise, Idaho, who was being treated for breast cancer at the time of the riot,
Hemphill was spotted pushing past police lines three times when the attack was underway
and was later seen inside its rotunda telling fellow members of the mob:
“Come on in, come on, have fun… This is your house!”
Hemphill – who filmed her actions, posted the footage on Facebook and became known as the “#MAGA #Granny”, only to later break with Trump’s movement
– has said she wants no part of the 47th president’s clemency outreach.
️“I’m not going to be bullied by MAGA anymore, as those who went as far as calling my Probation Officer trying to get me in trouble backfired on them, thinking I would stop speaking out, just give me more confidence to continue!”
she wrote on X on Sunday.
“I will refuse a pardon from felon Trump!”
Hemphill was responding to a post by former Republican congressman #Adam #Kinzinger, who served on the bipartisan House committee that investigated the riot
and has likewise said he would reject a presidential pardon from Biden to shield him from retaliatory measures by Trump’s FBI or Justice Department.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jan-6-rioter-pamela-hemphill-170612476.html