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Eric Christie

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Eric Christie is a Los Angeles man, 56 years old at the time of his arrest. FACT: He was among the January 6, 2021 crowd at the Capitol and was arrested in December 2022 in Sherman Oaks, California. FACT: He was convicted after a bench trial before U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta of entering a restricted area and disorderly conduct. THEIR ACCOUNT: Christie argued his conduct that day was protected speech under the First Amendment. FACT: The January 20, 2025 presidential clemency proclamation swept in the January 6 cases. Every defendant is a person first. If you know Eric, his work, his family, this page will carry it truthfully. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested December 2022; convicted at a bench trial before Judge Amit P. Mehta. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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