Veterans involved in Jan. 6 riot expect Trump to keep pardon promise
By Nikki Wentling
Nov 18, 2024, 07:01 AM
Veterans involved in Jan. 6 riot expect Trump to keep pardon promise
By Nikki Wentling
Nov 18, 2024, 07:01 AM
Of the approximately 1,400 people who have faced charges for their involvement in the Capitol breach, 222 have military backgrounds, according to data from the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. Now, some of them are seeking relief from President-Elect Donald Trump. (Department of Justice via AP)
Retired Air Force officer Larry Brock put on a tactical vest and helmet on Jan. 6, 2021, and illegally entered the U.S. Capitol Building, where he walked through the crypt and rotunda and eventually made his way to the Senate floor. About 25 minutes earlier, senators were gathered there to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Brock, a former lieutenant colonel who served in Afghanistan, was carrying a pair of zip-tie handcuffs. He was arrested only four days later. Prosecutors said Brock believed the false conspiracy theory promoted by Donald Trump that he, not President Joe Biden, won the election in 2020. Before the Jan. 6 attack, Brock posted on social media about an insurrection and wrote, “We need to execute the traitors that are trying to steal the election,” The Associated Press reported.
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/extremism-disinformation/2024/11/18/veterans-involved-in-jan-6-riot-expect-trump-to-keep-pardon-promise/
