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David Charles Johnston

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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David Charles Johnston is a lawyer from Summerville, South Carolina — a Lowcountry attorney who has faced his January 6 case head-on and spoken about it publicly, on the record. FACT: Charged in May 2022, David Charles Johnston pleaded guilty on September 23, 2022, to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building; the remaining charges were dismissed. On December 16, 2022, he was sentenced to 36 months of probation, 21 days of intermittent confinement, 90 days of home confinement, a $2,500 fine, and $500 restitution. FACT: In January 2025 he was pardoned in President Trump's January 20, 2025 mass clemency for January 6 defendants. THEIR ACCOUNT: On the fourth anniversary of January 6, Johnston sat down with WIS-TV and gave his side plainly: 'There was no massive conspiracy.' FACT: After the pardon, the Post and Courier reported he reached a settlement with South Carolina's Office of Disciplinary Counsel resulting in a retroactive suspension of his law license — part of putting the chapter formally behind him. David Charles Johnston of Summerville, South Carolina: a misdemeanor plea, a sentence served, a pardon, and a willingness to tell his own story. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:22-cr-182 (initially 1:22-mj-109) Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Complaint May 16, 2022. Arrested May 20, 2022. Guilty plea September 23, 2022. Sentenced December 16, 2022. Pardoned January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.