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MAGA Granny’ Pam Hemphill Rejects Trump Pardon for Capitol Riot

She says clemency would require endorsing false election claims she now rejects.

Pamela Hemphill pled guilty to participating in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. She has formally turned down President Trump's pardon.
Pamela Hemphill, known as the "MAGA Grannie," was sentenced to 60 days in prison after pleading guilty to participating the in 2022 siege. (Facebook)

Overview

  • President Trump’s January 2025 clemency package covered over 1,500 individuals charged in the January 6 attack, including Hemphill.
  • Hemphill pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and served two months in federal prison for storming the Capitol.
  • In a CNN interview she explained that accepting a pardon would force her to uphold a narrative of election fraud she no longer believes.
  • She told CNN she “couldn’t dare live” with herself if she accepted Trump’s clemency, expressing deep remorse for her actions.
  • Her public refusal underscores growing moral and political tensions over the president’s pardons for January 6 participants.