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Carson Lionel Rees

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Carson Lionel Rees wore the uniform. FACT: Rees served in the National Guard. (Reporting: WSET, WDBJ7.) He is from Pulaski, Virginia. On January 6, 2021 he entered the Capitol and was inside for about 14 minutes. He was charged with misdemeanor offenses, disorderly and disruptive conduct and parading in a Capitol building, and pleaded guilty in October 2024. (FACT.) No assault. No weapon. A young Guardsman who walked in, and then answered for it in court. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants, including Rees. (FACT.) A veteran who raised his hand to serve. That part of his story deserves to be seen too. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Pleaded guilty 10/15/2024. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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