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Brandon Mackie

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Brandon Mackie, Weatherford, Texas. Two minutes. FACT: The government's own case says Brandon Mackie was inside the Capitol from 3:12 p.m. to 3:14 p.m. on January 6, 2021. Two minutes inside a building, and it took years of his life. FACT: Every count was a misdemeanor: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds, and parading or demonstrating. No weapon. No assault. No property damage. Never alleged, never charged. FACT: He was charged in February 2024, more than three years after the fact, alongside his brother Nathan and a friend. The government identified him through surveillance footage, public video, and Google account records. FACT: Following the January 20, 2025 clemency covering January 6 defendants, the federal case against him did not proceed to a conviction. Three years of dread over 120 seconds. Think about what that does to a man, to his marriage, to his work, to his brother. Brandon is a Weatherford, Texas man with a family and a life that nobody wrote about because two minutes does not sell papers. If you know him, what he does, who he helps, what he was doing the other 525,598 minutes of that year, this page is waiting. THE CASE RECORD Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Charged February 2024 with four misdemeanor counts. Alleged time inside the Capitol: 3:12 p.m. to 3:14 p.m. Resolved following the January 20, 2025 clemency. Case number: not yet recorded in this archive. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/mackie-brandon NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: service record, occupation, and family details are not yet sourced. We will not invent them. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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