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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

At least five people pardoned by Trump for Capitol attack accused of new crimes

A crowd pushes toward an arched entrance of the US Capitol amid smoke or tear gas
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol in 2021. Photograph: Brent Stirton/Getty Images

The number of president’s supporters accused of committing new crimes after Donald Trump pardoned them for their roles in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack recently increased to at least five.

Ryan Nichols, 35, became the latest such Capitol attacker on 10 May, when authorities in Harleton, Texas, say he threateningly displayed a handgun to a person with whom he was arguing in a church parking lot.

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