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Peter J. Harding

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Peter J. Harding walked onto Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021, and the government's own docket tells the rest of it: no assault count, no weapons charge, released on his own recognizance at his very first appearance and left there through year after year of status hearings while Washington took its time closing the file. That's the whole record on Peter Harding. A man arrested January 13, 2021, who showed up to every hearing, stayed out of trouble, and let the system run its course. Peter Harding's case is documented in American Gulag's ongoing archive of January 6 defendants, one more name tracked instead of forgotten. On January 20, 2025, President Trump's clemency proclamation covered the January 6 prosecutions. Case 1:21-mj-33, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 1/13/21 and initial appearance held 1/19/21. Status hearing continued to 10/12/21 at 1 pm. Defendant remains on personal recognizance. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.