A 71-year-old riot, nicknamed “Grand-Maman Maga”, who received a sentence of 60 days in prison for his role in the Capitol assault, would have decided to formally refuse the presidential forgiveness.
“Accepting a forgiveness would only insult the Capitol police, the rule of law and, of course, our nation. I pleaded guilty because I was guilty […] We were wrong that day, we broke the law. There should be no forgiveness, “Pamela Hemphill said BBC’s” Newsday “on Wednesday.
The septuagenarian contacted a lawyer in order to fill in a formal refusal letter of forgiveness that the new American president Donald Trump has chosen to grant the approximately 1,500 rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, without making difference between cases of violence and those who only followed the movement.
At that time, the activist was greatly involved in the support movement for Trump, to the point of being nicknamed “Grand-Maman Maga” in reference to the slogan “Make America Great Again” by her companions, according to the British media.
During the assault, the woman had shot videos in the foreground, which she shared live on her social networks, before being pushed to the ground and trampled in panic, to break her glasses. She thanks the Capitol’s police for saving her life.
«[D’accepter le pardon]it contributes to propaganda according to which it was a peaceful demonstration, and that the Ministry of Justice is a weapon against them and against Trump, “said the woman to” The Guardian “.
It was not until two days later that the woman would have been arrested at home for her participation, after being found by Facebook publications in which she indicated her clear intention to go to Washington in support of Trump.
-“It’s a war!” Had she notably written according to the evidence deposited against her.
If the septuagenarian pleaded guilty in January 2022, eco -friendly of 60 days in prison and three years of probation, it was not until 2023 that she would have started to distance herself from the movement that she today calls a ” worship “which plunges his supporters into a” denial “, she told the” Guardian “.
According to the New York Times, it is not clear if the woman will be able to legally reject presidential forgiveness, and the file may well be a “new act” given the minor offense, “partly because of the low issues” , would have noted Mark Osler, professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of St Thomas in Minneapolis.
By addressing the president directly, the septuagenarian hammered that the facts speak for themselves.
“People around you told you that the elections had not been stolen. You were still released and lied to the world claiming that the elections had been stolen. But we know that this was not the case, and you [aussi]”She concluded that” Guardian “concluded.
