Olympic Gold Medalist Klete Keller Speaks Out After Being Pardoned by Trump Over January 6 Riots

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Olympian Klete Keller, pardoned by Trump, expresses ‘regret’ for Jan. 6

More than four years after he was arrested for entering the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and one year after his sentencing, Keller was among those pardoned Monday in one of Trump’s first acts as president.

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‘I hurt millions of Americans that day’: Colorado Springs man who participated in January 6 riots discusses potential pardon

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump pardoned 1,500 people charged in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Olympic champion speaks out after being pardoned by Trump

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller was pardoned by Donald Trump on Monday At 6ft 6, Keller towered over police officers guarding the Capitol and other Trump supporters Speaking to The Washington Post, Keller said: 'It didn't feel real.

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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Has Been Pardoned By President Trump

President Donald Trump wasted no time in his return to office, issuing pardons for defendants charged in the U.S. Capitol attack from Jan. 6, 2021. Trump

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Klete Keller Receives Pardon for January 6 Conviction: ‘I Really Regret the Actions I Took’

More than four years after three-time Olympian Klete Keller was arrested for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack, he has received a pardon.

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Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller speaks out after being pardoned by Trump

Klete Keller was pardoned by President Donald Trump this week. He pleaded guilty in September 2021 to one count of obstructing an official proceeding and was later sentenced to six months of house arrest and three years probation. Keller expressed regret for his actions in Washington D.C. on that day during the interview with the outlet.

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Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller speaks out after Trump Jan. 6 pardon: ‘Something has been restored to me’

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller was among the 1,500 defendants charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capital. He pleaded guilty in September 2021 to a felony charge and was sentenced to six months house arrest and three years of probation. "I really regret the actions I took that day. I love this country," Keller said.

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Olympian Klete Keller calls pardon for Jan. 6 actions 'an amazing feeling of relief'

Klete Keller was among the most high-profile people to face criminal charges for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement and 36 months probation for his role in the now-infamous riot. The five-time Olympic medalist pleaded guilty to a felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding in exchange for the dismissal of six other non-violent charges.

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Glam social media influencer charged in Capitol Jan. 6 riot praises Trump pardon

Isabella Maria DeLuca, 25, was among more than 1,500 Capitol rioters pardoned. She was charged with theft of government property, disorderly conduct and entering a restricted area. “Promises made were promises kept,” she said of the 47th president’s actions.

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Trump's Jan. 6th riot pardons draw criticism; Tarrio's lawyer speaks out

Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, has been released from prison. Tarrio had been serving a 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy. Trump issued pardons for 1,500-plus people charged with participating in the riot.

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Capitol Rioter Says She'll Refuse Pardon From Donald Trump

Pamela Hemphill spent 60 days in jail for her role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue pardons to January 6 rioters on "Day 1" of his presidency. Trump claimed that the defendants were being "unfairly targeted"

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‘MAGA Granny’ Rejects Trump Pardon

Pamela Hemphill, 71, said she no longer wanted to participate in efforts to “rewrite history.” She said accepting a pardon would mean “continuing their propaganda, their gaslighting, and all their falsehoods they’re putting out there about Jan. 6.

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Capitol Rioter Says She Would Refuse Pardon From Trump

Pamela Hemphill, a grandmother in her 70s who pleaded guilty to charges related to the riot, sounded off on social media about her thoughts on her prospective pardon. “I’m not going to be bullied by MAGA anymore, as those who went as far as calling my Probation Officer trying to get me in trouble backfired on them, thinking I would stop speaking out,” she wrote.

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ABC Grills Rubio on Jan. 6 Pardons With His Own Damning Take on the Riot

Rubio appeared on ABC News’ Good Morning America shortly before he was sworn in as secretary of state. Host George Stephanopoulos asked Rubio about the pardons and his comments in a video he released at the time of the Capitol riot decrying “one of the saddest days in our history.” “I don’t anticipate a single one of our.

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‘Thank you, Mr Trump’: January 6 rioters rejoice at blanket pardon, Capitol security call it ‘slap in the face’

Hundreds of people accused of violent crimes during the Capitol riots of 2021 walked out of prison, with almost all the charges against them dropped. Trump said, “These people have already served years in prison, and they’ve served them viciously. It’s been a terrible, terrible thing”

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