Slate: Capitol Rioters Are Now Demanding Reparations

Slate reports:

On Monday, the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, members of the self-proclaimed “J6 community” gathered at a Washington hotel ballroom to lionize those who had stormed the Capitol and to rail about the “civil rights abuses” Jan. 6 defendants faced as “political hostages.” Pardons were not sufficient, speakers at the event argued. Those who had committed criminal acts at the Capitol deserved restitution.

At the event advertised as “The Official January 6 Pardon Press Conference,” the crowd swarmed with QAnon radio hosts, boxers, social media influencers, conspiracy theorist journalists, Overstock’s CEO Patrick Byrne, and prominent figures associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement, including Mike Lindell. Actual Jan. 6 defendants spoke of the hardship they said they faced in the criminal justice system. A number of

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