Jason Riddle says he rejected pardon because ‘it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable’

In an interview published Friday by New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), US navy veteran Jason Riddle said: “It’s almost like [Trump] was trying to say it didn’t happen. And it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable.

“I don’t want the pardon. And I … reject the pardon.”

Riddle entered the US Senate parliamentarian’s office, drank a bottle of wine, stole a book and inflicted damage at the Capitol when Trump supporters attacked the building on 6 January 2021 in a desperate attempt to the then president in office after he lost the presidency to Joe Biden weeks earlier, according to court documents. He received a 90-day prison sentence and was fined $750 in April 2022 for pleading guilty to committing misdemeanors in an attack that was linked to several deaths, including officer suicides.

  • ZeroCool@slrpnk.netEnglish
    539·
    2 days ago

    Good for him. He’ll never have my forgiveness, but I appreciate that he understands he doesn’t deserve it either.

    Edit: I don’t forgive traitors. Some things are unforgivable and 1/6 is one of them. I owe these traitors nothing and they’ll receive exactly that. I hope they live with the shame of their actions for the rest of their lives.

    • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
      504·
      4 days ago

      I dunno, if he’s truly remorseful and has changed his ways from being a blind zealot, I think he deserves some degree of forgiveness. But if others don’t feel the same, that’s fine.

      • fishos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        103·
        4 days ago

        People can only improve if we allow them to and give them the opportunity. You have the right mindset.

    • TheFonz@lemmy.world
      82·
      4 days ago

      Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. If we stay stuck in this mentality we can’t move forward as a nation. The guy is already remorseful for his actions.