Overview
- Pamela Hemphill, widely known as “MAGA Granny,” delivered an emotional apology to Capitol Police at a fifth‑anniversary hearing.
- She told lawmakers she “fell for the President’s lies” and affirmed that she pleaded guilty and accepts responsibility for her actions.
- Addressing officers directly, she called them heroes and said rioters trampled her before police intervened to help her.
- She said she rejected a pardon from President Trump because accepting it would deny her guilt.
- Democrats reconvened the House Jan. 6 panel for the anniversary as Republicans declined to participate, renewing scrutiny of Trump’s 2025 clemency for roughly 1,500 defendants.