President Donald Trump on Monday fulfilled a major campaign promise, granting “full, complete, unconditional” pardons to most of the January 6 defendants, whom he called political “hostages.” He handed down sentences to more than a dozen Oath Keepers, citing the need for further investigation into their cases, and suggested they too might eventually receive full pardons.
Among the estimated 1,500 people overall who will benefit from President Trump's pardons are Blaze News investigative journalists who covered the January 6 protests and riots for their blog, The Pragmatic Constitutionalist; , including Steve Baker.
Mr. Baker expressed his deep gratitude to the 47th president.
Blaze Media Exclusive On Monday, he emphasized the importance of the pardon and the “nightmare” it ended.
“Forgive me if I'm a little emotional about what's going on,” Baker said. “A pardon or commutation from President Trump will not only impact my life, but the lives of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people who have been far worse affected by the weaponization of the Biden Justice Department. , and call it what you like.”
“I'm going to start drunkenly texting FBI agents again.”
Baker was arrested in March 2024, pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors in November “to avoid an embarrassing trial,” and was scheduled to be sentenced in March.
The journalist said that while he suffered endless sleepless nights, “many others have lost everything: lost their homes, lost their families, lost their wives and husbands, lost their jobs, lost their careers. ” he said. ”
Baker said the so-called justice system has waged a campaign of “over-weaponization,” “over-prosecution,” and “over-sentencing” against people who did nothing but walk through the open doors of the Capitol in January. He suggested that he may have done so. 6.
Unlike the relatively sanctioned mob;
give Baker said the defendants on Jan. 6 were responsible for the billions of dollars they caused in 2020, often because they briefly entered the Capitol, looked around, and took several selfies. He pointed out that his life was ruined.
Some of those whose lives were destroyed during the political whistleblower campaign did not live to receive a pardon from President Trump. Like Nejurd “Joad” Meacham, Mark Angst, and Christopher Georgia, Matthew Perna also took his own life in the face of the Biden Justice Department's weaponized prosecution.
According to His obituary read: “Continuous delays and postponements of public hearings.” [that] “I was dragged out for over a year,” these words broke Perna's heart and spirit. The previous year, on January 6, another defendant, former U.S. Marine John Anderson, was awaiting indictment. perished in the same way –It's only been 8 months since we got married.
“Thankfully, President Trump has come forward. He doesn’t just pardon people who, for God’s sake, have committed non-violent, glorified trespasses. , America, America,' or 'Stop the steal.'” “Even,” Baker said.
“Thank you, President Trump, for ending a nightmare for so many people. Thank you,” an emotional Baker said.
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noticed What he plans to do with his pardon on Tuesday: “I plan to travel tomorrow without notifying the Federal Pretrial Services Officer.” “I'm going to get my firearm,” “I'm going to start drunkenly texting FBI agents again,” and “there will be 'unsolicited' communications between them.” [U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper]. ”
Baker, the other January 6 defendants and their families are elated at the news that the “nightmare” is over, but top
Democratic Party and his fellow travelers liberal media I reflexively became furious. In recent days and weeks, people have similarly withheld judgment on former President Joe Biden's last-minute pardons and commutations of families, police killers, child rapists and other controversial figures. , recycles the well-worn argument that tolerance for nonviolent protesters can lead to encouragement. He argued that right-wing violence and amnesty were somehow unprecedented.
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