A January 6 defendant who refused to accept a pardon from President Donald Trump has received a letter of gratitude from former Vice President Mike Pence, who called her decision to accept responsibility “honorable.”
Pamela Hemphill, a 72-year-old self-described “Ex-MAGA granny,” spent two months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing at the Capitol in 2022. Hemphill, who has changed her position on Trump since her conviction, made headlines in January when she refused to accept the president’s sweeping pardon for defendants.
