President Donald Trump’s pardons of people charged over the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol cover cases brought against two men after their homes were searched as part of the Jan. 6 investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said in newly filed court documents.
Daniel Ball, one of the people who were pardoned, was arrested before he could be released on a warrant for being a felon and possessing a gun and ammunition. Attorneys for Ball argued that Trump’s pardons covered the illegal possession charges because they came as a result of a search done as part of the Jan. 6 probe.
The DOJ said in a brief filing on Feb. 20 that it agreed.
“Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a), the United States hereby moves to dismiss the indictment pending against the defendant, Daniel Charles Ball, with prejudice,” Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Sara C. Sweeney wrote. “The United States cites to the Executive Order dated January 20, 20251, Granting Pardons and Commutation of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the Events at or Near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, as the reason for this dismissal.”
Trump pardoned some 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants shortly after he took office. His proclamation said that he granted pardons for offenses “relating to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.” […]
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