'I will refuse a pardon from felon Trump!' Pamela Hemphill wrote on X.
Pamela Hemphill, the Idaho woman dubbed 'MAGA Granny' who spent 60 days in jail for her role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, said she would 'refuse' a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump.Newsweek reached out to Trump's representatives via email and Hemphill via X for comment.
She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in January 2022 of demonstrating in the Capitol, carrying a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. She was sentenced to two months in prison and three years probation.In 2023, Trump tried to politicize Hemphill's case, saying on Truth Social that she received harsher punishment than President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Hemphill criticized Trump for 'using' her sentencing as a political tactic.
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