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Savannah Danielle McDonald
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageSavannah Danielle McDonald is a young Georgia woman who was 21 years old on January 6, 2021, and who has spent the years since carrying a federal case she picked up before she was old enough to rent a car. Twenty-one. Georgia. A kid in the wrong place on the biggest day of the decade. HER STORY (FACT, per Georgia press coverage): Savannah Danielle McDonald is from east Georgia and traveled to Washington, D.C. with her boyfriend. She was among the youngest people charged in the entire January 6 docket. She was never accused of assaulting anyone, never accused of destroying property, and never charged with a felony. THE LEGAL FIGHT (FACT, court record): Savannah McDonald was arrested June 11, 2021, and charged by criminal information on June 24, 2021. She was arraigned June 25, 2021, and initially pleaded not guilty to all counts. On January 18, 2022, she pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, a federal misdemeanor. On May 10, 2022, she was sentenced to 21 days in jail and $500 in restitution. She served it. CLEMENCY (FACT): On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a full, complete and unconditional pardon covering individuals convicted of offenses related to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. That clemency covered Savannah Danielle McDonald and cleared her misdemeanor conviction. CASE RECORD: Case No. 1:21-cr-429, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 6/11/2021. Charged by criminal information 6/24/2021. Arraigned 6/25/2021. Pleaded guilty 1/18/2022. Sentenced 5/10/2022 to 21 days and $500 restitution. Pardoned 1/20/2025. DOJ docket page: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/mcdonald-savannah-danielle Twenty-one days served, restitution paid, record cleared. Savannah McDonald has a whole life in front of her and it is not this. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-429
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 6/11/21. Charged via criminal information 6/24. Arraigned 6/25/21; pleaded not guilty to all counts. Pleaded guilty 1/18/22. Sentenced 5/10/22 to 21 days in jail, $500 in restitution
- Arrested
- June 11, 2021
- Plea
- January 18, 2022
- Sentenced
- May 10, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
21 days in jail, $500 in restitution
Press & news
- https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/capitol-insurrection/us-capitol-riot-insurrection-trial-anniversary-attack-usa/85-9dbb6cac-1ca9-487d-8c1b-9108daece971 →
- https://www.ajc.com/news/east-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-in-jan-6-charge/6ZWW33D35VDDDEA5A2TRQC3WJA/ →
- https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/this-ones-a-doozy-judge-issues-jail-time-for-jan-6-rioter-seen-near-qanon-shaman-after-capitol-breach/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/mcdonald-savannah-danielle →
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