Trump gives Jan. 6 defendant a second pardon for firearm offenses

Trump gives Jan. 6 defendant a second pardon for firearm offenses


President Trump has pardoned Dan Wilson, a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, for a second time, this time for illegally possessing firearms.

Wilson, of Kentucky, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2024 for his role in the Jan. 6 attacks. He had previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of an unregistered firearm for having firearms in his home.

He was pardoned of his involvement in the Capitol attack after Mr. Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants and commuted the sentences of others on his first day in office.

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But Wilson stayed in prison due to his other offense.

Wilson was scheduled to be in prison until 2028, but was

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