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Michael Anthony Pope

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Michael Anthony Pope is an Idaho man — formerly of Sandpoint — who walked to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 carrying an American flag alongside his brother. The strongest fact in Michael Pope's file is the best kind: the government moved to dismiss the indictment against him WITH PREJUDICE, and the court granted it the same day. Dismissed with prejudice means the matter is closed for good and cannot be brought again. FACT: Pope and his brother arrived at the National Mall around 7 a.m. on January 6, each carrying a flagpole with an American flag. He was charged with civil disorder and related counts — charges that were ultimately dismissed with prejudice. FACT: The broader January 6 clemency of January 20, 2025 further closed the book for defendants across these cases. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case no. 1:21-cr-128. Arrested February 12, 2021; indicted February 17, 2021. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:21-cr-128
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 2/12/21. Indicted 2/17/21. Superseding indictment filed 11/10/2021.
Arrested
February 12, 2021

Charges

  • Civil Disorder
  • Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
  • Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Impeding Ingress and Egress in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
  • Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
  • Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

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