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Victoria Charity White
Pardoned January 6 defendant and plaintiff in related civil excessive-force litigation
Victoria Charity White is a single mother of four from Rochester, Minnesota. Before she was a case number she was raising four daughters. She volunteered with Back the Blue. She helped run 9/11 memorial events in her town. On January 6, 2021, she went to Washington for the Save America rally. She ended up in the crowd at the Capitol. The FBI's own statement of facts says something the headlines never printed: agents say she was seen arguing with rioters who were trying to break a Capitol window, and physically pulling them away from the glass. In her own words: "I tried to stop those two people from breaking the Capitol window because when we go to see the president, we do not go there to do stuff like that." She pleaded guilty to one felony count of civil disorder. On November 20, 2023, she was sentenced to ten days in prison, two years of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention. On January 20, 2025, President Trump's proclamation gave her a full pardon. The Pardon Attorney's own recipient list carries her name. The fight did not end there. Victoria says DC police trapped her in the Lower West Terrace tunnel and beat her: baton strikes, punches, pinned against a wall, unable to get out. She sued two MPD officers over it. On March 13, 2026, a federal judge ruled for the officers on qualified immunity grounds. The court did not say the beating she describes never happened. It said the law was not clear enough, in that moment, to hold the officers liable. Her allegations stand in the public record either way. Victoria's family is raising money for legal fees and to rebuild. Her support page is linked on this profile. Case 1:21-cr-563 (criminal) and 1:24-cv-00018-CJN (civil), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-563
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — criminal No. 1:21-cr-00563 and civil No. 1:24-cv-00018-CJN
- Judge
- John D. Bates (criminal case); Carl J. Nichols (civil case)
- Disposition
- Full January 6 pardon issued under the January 20, 2025 proclamation. In related civil litigation, judgment on the pleadings was entered for two MPD officers on qualified-immunity grounds on March 13, 2026.
- Arrested
- April 8, 2021
- Plea
- August 17, 2023
- Sentenced
- November 20, 2023
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Impeding or Attempting to Impede Law Enforcement Officers Performing Official Duties
- Obstruction of Justice/Congress
Sentence
Ten days in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention.
Press & news
- https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-woman-victoria-whitepleads-guilty-to-one-count-in-jan-6-case/600297894 →
- https://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2023/08/lynd-havens-garden-assistant-victoria-white-pleads-guilty-to-felony-count-in-jan-6-case.html →
- https://www.givesendgo.com/victoria_white →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/white-victoria-charity →
- https://krocnews.com/victoria-white-pardoned-rochester-mn-january-6/ →
- https://americangulag.org/exclusive-mother-four-stopped-capitol-protesters-breaking-windows-raided-faces-55-years-prison/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Victoria Charity White appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 4 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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4 documents on file
Ryan4 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
ruling · Mar 13, 2026
Victoria White civil excessive-force case: qualified-immunity opinion
Judge Carl J. Nichols granted two MPD officers judgment on the pleadings on March 13, 2026. The ruling rested on qualified immunity and did not definitively decide whether every alleged use of force occurred or whether a constitutional violation occurred.
Readother · Jan 20, 2025
Pardon Attorney record listing Victoria Charity White
The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney lists WHITE, VICTORIA CHARITY among January 6 pardon-certificate recipients.
Readarticle · Nov 20, 2023
DOJ sentencing record for Victoria Charity White
The DOJ sentencing record reports ten days in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention imposed on November 20, 2023.
Readarticle · Aug 17, 2023
DOJ guilty-plea record for Victoria Charity White
The DOJ record states that Victoria Charity White pleaded guilty on August 17, 2023 to one felony count of civil disorder and aiding and abetting. Government descriptions of her conduct remain attributed to the prosecution record.
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