Convicted US Capitol rioter Pamela Hemphill refuses Trump pardon: ‘We were wrong that day’
Convicted US Capitol rioter Pamela Hemphill has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump.
President Trump launched his second, non-consecutive term in office by signing a slew of executive orders, including one which proclaims there are “only two sexes” – which was later debunked by United States Representative Sarah McBride – and ordered the overturning of the birthright citizenship. He also revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965.
On his first day as president, Trump also issued around 1,500 pardons and commuted the sentences of 14 of his supporters in connection with the U.S. Capitol riots on 6 January 2021, as per NBC News.
One rioter, however, has rejected Trump’s pardon. “We were wrong that day, we broke the law” Hemphill, who was dubbed the “MAGA Granny” at the
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