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Suzanne Kahler

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Suzanne Kahler is a 61 year old wife from Great Falls, Virginia. She walked into the Capitol with her husband Ralph, and she was inside for about three minutes. Three minutes. FACT: According to the FBI statement of facts in her case, Suzanne Kahler and her husband Ralph entered through the Senate Wing door at roughly 3:07 p.m. on January 6, 2021, while an alarm was sounding. They took photographs. They left. The government obtained one of those photos after Ralph sent it to others. FACT: Suzanne Kahler was arrested on July 6, 2023, in Great Falls, Virginia, two and a half years after the fact. FACT: She was charged with one count: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. That is a petty offense. No assault charge. No weapon charge. No conspiracy charge. Nobody alleged she hurt a soul. FACT: She pleaded guilty to that one count. On February 2, 2024, Suzanne Kahler was sentenced to 12 months of probation with 30 days of location monitoring, a $1,098 fine, $500 in restitution, a $10 special assessment, and 40 hours of community service. Thirty days wearing a monitor. For three minutes and a photograph. FACT: On January 20, 2025, Suzanne Kahler received a full pardon from President Trump. WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS: a woman in her sixties from Great Falls, Virginia, one petty count, three minutes inside, a year of probation, and a pardon. Case record: Case 23-mj-152, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, docket dcd 259788. Complaint filed July 3, 2023. Arrested July 6, 2023. Sentenced February 2, 2024. Full pardon January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
23-mj-152
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Complaint Filed - 07/03/2023 Arrested - 07/06/2023
Arrested
July 6, 2023

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