06/05/2026 – 14 of Trump’s January 6 Pardon Recipients Have Been Charged With Sex Crimes

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At least 14 of Donald Trump’s January 6 pardon recipients have been charged with sex crimes, many of them against children. Lawfare’s tracker reports at least 14 pardon recipients have been charged with sex crimes or crimes related to child sexual abuse material — Lawfare

That’s from a Lawfare report published this week tracking what’s happened to the people Trump granted clemency to on his first day back in office. Lawfare published “The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?” by Katherine Pompilio on June 4, 2026 — Lawfare

At least 97 pardon recipients have been arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes. At least 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by Trump for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack have been arrested, charged, or convicted of other crimes — Lawfare

Six face domestic violence charges. At least six pardon recipients have faced domestic violence charges — Lawfare

Twenty face DUI or public intoxication charges. At least 20 pardon recipients have been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or public intoxication — Lawfare

One was convicted of reckless homicide. One Jan. 6 pardonee was convicted in 2025 of reckless homicide — Lawfare

One died in a shootout with police. Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant Matthew Huttle was killed during a January 26, 2025 traffic stop after a struggle with an Indiana sheriff’s deputy — NBC News

One was convicted in February of child molestation and sentenced to life in prison. Andrew Paul Johnson, pardoned by Trump in 2025 for his role in the Jan. 6 attack, was convicted in February 2026 of five charges including molesting a child under 12 and faces up to life in prison — USA Today

The people who beat police officers with flagpoles and crowbars to stop the certification of a presidential election. Rioters assaulted officers with weapons including flagpoles, poles, bats, and bear spray during the breach of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 — U.S. Department of Justice

The people who hunted members of Congress through the halls of the Capitol. Rioters breached the Capitol and pursued members of Congress, who were evacuated from the House and Senate chambers as the mob searched the building — U.S. Department of Justice

The people who chanted “hang Mike Pence” while building a gallows on the Capitol lawn. Rioters chanted “Hang Mike Pence” during the January 6, 2021 attack as a wooden gallows with a noose stood erected outside the Capitol — Reuters

And got a blanket pardon on day one for the service. Trump signed a proclamation on January 20, 2025 granting a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all individuals convicted of offenses related to events at or near the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 — The White House

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