The recently pardoned Jan 6 offenders may not be completely off the hook....
This is lovely, we'll see if it actually happens.
They could still face state charges! And it's NOT double-jeopardy!
Here's the thing. While they were prosecuted and convicted by the Feds for violating Federal criminal code on Federal property, in many cases they also violated State law in their home states while preparing to violate Federal law - and they can still be prosecuted for it! While there may be questions regarding the statute of limitations, that can sometimes be paused if the subject of the investigation is out of state for an extended period of time, like, say, in prison. And assault against a law enforcement officer has no statute of limitations.
Obviously in red states like Florida and Texas, they're not going to prosecute and will probably smash any county DA who tries to do such. But in purple and blue states? We might see some justice! And there's nothing that the weird old felon can do about it as he doesn't hold a pardon power over state convictions! So not only might they go back to prison, but they might get harsher sentencing.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/trump-pardoned-jan-6-mob-back-to-prison-krasner.html
They could still face state charges! And it's NOT double-jeopardy!
Here's the thing. While they were prosecuted and convicted by the Feds for violating Federal criminal code on Federal property, in many cases they also violated State law in their home states while preparing to violate Federal law - and they can still be prosecuted for it! While there may be questions regarding the statute of limitations, that can sometimes be paused if the subject of the investigation is out of state for an extended period of time, like, say, in prison. And assault against a law enforcement officer has no statute of limitations.
Obviously in red states like Florida and Texas, they're not going to prosecute and will probably smash any county DA who tries to do such. But in purple and blue states? We might see some justice! And there's nothing that the weird old felon can do about it as he doesn't hold a pardon power over state convictions! So not only might they go back to prison, but they might get harsher sentencing.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/trump-pardoned-jan-6-mob-back-to-prison-krasner.html