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Tristan Sartor

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Tristan Sartor is a clothing designer from South Huntingdon Township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and he builds things with his hands for a living. He runs a fashion label. He sews, he sources, he sells. In a county built on steel and coal, Tristan Sartor picked an unusual trade and made it his own, and the fashion trade press covered his case because they knew his work. FACT: Sartor, 26, is a clothing and fashion designer from South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (TribLIVE; WPXI, Pittsburgh). FACT: According to the charging documents he was inside the Capitol for one minute and fifteen seconds on January 6, 2021 (WPXI). FACT: He is not accused of committing any act of physical violence (WPXI; TribLIVE). FACT: The FBI identified him through publicly posted photographs of his own distinctive clothing and boots (Law & Crime; Women's Wear Daily). CHARGE ONLY: The counts against Tristan Sartor are allegations. He is presumed innocent of anything a court has not found. FACT: On January 20, 2025, a presidential proclamation granted clemency in the January 6 cases. Seventy five seconds. No violence alleged. A young tradesman from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania who makes clothes. That is the whole story the record supports. CASE RECORD Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Time inside the building per charging documents: 1 minute, 15 seconds Violence alleged: none This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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