{"id":2411127,"date":"2025-03-07T16:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-terrified-as-pardoned-j6-defendants-appear-at-capitol\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:27:58","slug":"democrats-terrified-as-pardoned-j6-defendants-appear-at-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-terrified-as-pardoned-j6-defendants-appear-at-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Terrified as Pardoned J6 Defendants Appear at Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-terrified-as-pardoned-j6-defendants-appear-at-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the return of individuals pardoned for their involvement in\u2064 the January \u20646th Capitol riot, known as &#8220;J6ers,&#8221; to washington, D.C. Concerns have been raised by \u2062several lawmakers, including\u2062 Democratic Representatives joseph D. Morelle\u2063 and Pete Aguilar, about their intentions and the potential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-l-north-be-prepared\/\" title=\"Oliver L. North: Be Prepared!\">incite fear<\/a> among the \u200bpublic. the presence of notable figures like Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at recent events sparked further unease. Lawmakers are advocating for actions\u2062 to prevent these individuals from\u2063 accessing\u200d the capitol, with calls for bipartisan support to restrict their\u200b presence. democratic Senator Dick Durbin emphasized the need to protect those who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-governor-calls-in-national-guard-ahead-of-trial-over-george-floyds-death\/\" title=\"Minnesota Governor Calls In National Guard Ahead Of Trial Over George Floyd\u2019s Death\">ensure public safety<\/a>. The article also touches on the political\u2063 implications of their return, suggesting that some lawmakers fear the impact of engaging with\u200b those they perceive as politically persecuted for their Trump-supporting views.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pardoned J6ers are coming back to Washington, D.C., but that&rsquo;s not welcome news to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2025\/03\/06\/jan-6-defendants-returning-to-capitol-sparks-concern-from-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roll Call<\/a> reported Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was recently seen at a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fast-food restaurant inside<\/a> the Longworth House Office Building.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sunny-hostin-makes-distasteful-comparison-proud-boys-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proud Boys<\/a> leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested on Capitol grounds in February as he was speaking at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline &#039;Viable Path to Victory&#039;\">news conference<\/a> after an encounter with a counter-protester.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us\/politics\/tarrio-proud-boys-capitol.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported other J6ers who were Tarrio&rsquo;s co-defendants in his seditious conspiracy trial were also present at the news conference, including Dominic Pezzola, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Ethan Nordean.<\/p>\n<p>The Times reported Jake Lang and Richard Barnett, two other J6ers who were in D.C. that weekend in February for CPAC, also attended.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, some members of Congress weren&rsquo;t thrilled with their return.<\/p>\n<p>According to Roll Call, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-times-accused-putting-lives-doge-employees-risk-irresponsible-hit-piece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> Democratic Rep. Joseph D. Morelle said their presence &ldquo;says volumes about what they intend to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want people to know who they are. They want to frighten people,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>California Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar found their presence to be an effort to grab attention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want to be here, they want the spotlight and the attention,&rdquo; he complained, adding that President Donald Trump &ldquo;has given them that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>California Democratic Rep. Norma J. Torres called for measures to be taken to block J6ers from coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-makes-triumphant-return-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that we should be very aggressive and assertive at seeking injunctions against them,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said he wants to see a bipartisan effort to tell J6ers to stay away.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats and Republicans have to stand up for the men and women who are risking their lives to keep us safe every day and to say to these people who were pardoned by President Trump: Please take your press conferences someplace else. We don&rsquo;t want them here in this Capitol,&rdquo; Durbin commented.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, he said, &ldquo;This has got to come to an end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Durbin and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-democrats-caused-spectacle-al-green-censure-process-now-face-punishment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> do not want Jan. 6 to come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>The liberal media spectacle that emerged from that day spawned interviews, documentaries, and comparisons to 9\/11 and Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing Durbin and his colleagues want to end is the possibility of having to confront some of those people.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, there were bad actors present on Jan. 6. Lang was charged with assaulting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-day-care-worker-arrested-hit-51-child-abuse-charges-police-investigate-disturbing-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> officer and Barnett carried an electric cattle prod inside the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>But Tarrio was not present that day. He received a 22-year sentence despite the fact that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/former-proud-boys-leader-tarrio-found-guilty-of-jan-6-sedition-plot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not even in Washington, D.C<\/a>., that day.<\/p>\n<p>For Durbin, Torres, Aguilar, and Morelle, that&rsquo;s the real nightmare &mdash; having to face someone politically persecuted by their party for his support of Trump.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Roll Call reported that Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, was spotted at a fast-food restaurant in the Longworth House Office Building. Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys, was arrested on Capitol grounds in February while addressing a news conference after an altercation with a counter-protester. The New York Times noted that other co-defendants from Tarrio&#8217;s seditious conspiracy trial were also present at the news conference, including Dominic Pezzola, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Ethan Nordean. Additionally, Jake Lang and Richard Barnett\u2014two other individuals involved in January 6 who were in D.C. for CPAC that weekend\u2014also attended.<\/p>\n<p>Some congressional members expressed their discontent with their return. New York Democratic Rep. Joseph D. Morelle remarked that their presence &#8220;says volumes about what they intend to do,&#8221; suggesting they aim to intimidate others for attention\u2014a sentiment echoed by California Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar who criticized them for seeking the spotlight due to support from President Trump. Rep. Norma J. Torres called for actions to prevent J6ers from coming back to D.C., advocating for aggressive legal measures against them.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois emphasized the need for bipartisan action urging J6ers to stay away: &#8220;We don\u2019t want them here in this Capitol.&#8221; Ironically stating it must end while acknowledging ongoing media coverage surrounding January 6\u2014including interviews and documentaries\u2014Durbin and his colleagues seem more concerned about facing those politically targeted by their party than confronting actual threats posed by some individuals present on that day.<\/p>\n<p>While there were indeed problematic figures during January 6 (like Lang and Barnett), it&#8217;s notable that Tarrio wasn&#8217;t even there yet received a lengthy prison sentence nonetheless\u2014a point of contention among Democrats like Durbin and Morelle who fear engaging with those they perceive as politically persecuted supporters of Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pete-Aguilar-outside-capitol.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4172,3685,33202,28362,32603],"class_list":["post-2411127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-capitol","tag-democrats","tag-j6-defendants","tag-pardoned","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pete-Aguilar-outside-capitol.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411127"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411131,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411127\/revisions\/2411131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}