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Derek Sulenta

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Derek Sulenta is a Californian who, like many Americans in the winter of 2021, felt strongly enough about the direction of the country to travel to Washington, D.C. FACT: Derek Sulenta was charged with two misdemeanor offenses in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for his presence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 — the lowest-level offenses on the January 6 docket, with no allegation of violence. FACT: He accepted responsibility and pleaded guilty on November 8, 2022, resolving his case without a trial. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering January 6 defendants, bringing Derek Sulenta's case to a close. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case no. 1:22-cr-340 (initially 1:22-mj-129). Complaint filed June 6, 2022; arrested August 4, 2022. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:22-cr-340
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Case initially filed as # 1:22-mj-129. Complaint filed 6/6/22. Arrested 8/4/22. Information filed 10/14/22. Pleaded guilty 11/8/22.
Arrested
August 4, 2022
Plea
November 8, 2022

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