Ryan Nichols

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United States v. Nichols

Case No. 1:21-cr-00117 · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 10 federal charges · Judge Hon. Thomas F. Hogan (pretrial & detention, 2021–2023); Hon. Royce C. Lamberth (plea, sentencing & judgment, 2023–2025)

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  1. Rebecca Lavrenz discusses pardon, monitoring, and appeal

    In a publisher-hosted interview, Lavrenz said her probation officer directed removal of her monitor after the pardon and described her desire to continue challenging trial rulings. These are attributed firsthand statements.

    📍 Colorado

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  2. Richard Avirett describes plans for community café and entertainment venue

    Now Georgia published attributed comments from Avirett about rebranding his Clarkesville business, expanding live entertainment, and creating a welcoming community venue.

    📍 Clarkesville, Georgia

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  3. Derrick Evans post-pardon interview published

    Better for America published a long-form interview and transcript covering Evans’s arrest, prosecution, incarceration, family effects, political views, and pardon. The statements remain attributed to Evans.

    📍 Podcast publication

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  4. Christopher Worrell post-pardon interview published

    239 UNCENSORED published an approximately 72-minute interview listing. The archive treats it as a firsthand-source lead; native audio, transcript, quotations, and claim-by-claim review remain pending.

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  5. Stephen Horn appears on Arms and Arguments

    The episode listing identifies Horn as a guest discussing his January 6 experience and creation of 79 Minutes. Statements remain attributed firsthand material pending native audio and transcript review.

    📍 Online

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  6. Tennessee post-trial acquittal and new-trial requests denied

    A separate March 10 order denied Kelley’s post-trial requests for acquittal or a new trial in the Eastern District of Tennessee case.

    📍 Knoxville, Tennessee

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  7. 1442 Cocktails and Café opens in Clarkesville

    A local report documented the opening of Avirett’s rebranded venue and preserved his attributed comments about the transition and community response.

    📍 Clarkesville, Georgia

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  8. Court denies application of January 6 pardon to Tennessee case

    Judge Thomas A. Varlan ruled that the separate December 2022 Tennessee conduct was outside the scope of the January 6 pardon.

    📍 Knoxville, Tennessee

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  9. Government files unopposed motion to vacate in Oliva-Lopez appeal

    The public docket snapshot records an unopposed government motion to vacate. No later order or mandate was verified in this review.

    📍 U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

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  10. Thomas Edward Caldwell receives full and unconditional pardon

    President Donald J. Trump issued an individual full and unconditional pardon to Thomas Edward Caldwell for the remaining offense in United States v. Rhodes, III et al., No. 1:22-cr-15.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  11. Court denies Rule 48 dismissal request

    The court denied the government's requested dismissal procedure and ordered further Section 2255 briefing; the pardon itself was not denied.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  12. Steven Patrick Cook post-pardon interview published

    Capital News Service published attributed firsthand statements from Cook about release after the pardon, community support, and his account of the arrest circumstances.

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  13. Tarrio and Co-Plaintiffs File Civil-Rights Action

    Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl filed a civil action alleging constitutional violations and malicious prosecution. The allegations remain unresolved claims.

    📍 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

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  14. FEC records Derrick Evans 2026 House candidacy filing

    The FEC records a June 20, 2025 statement of candidacy for West Virginia House District 1. Final May 2026 primary materials later omitted Evans, and the reason remains unresolved pending an official election-administration record.

    📍 Federal Election Commission / West Virginia

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  15. Life sentence imposed in Edward Kelley's separate Tennessee case

    U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan sentenced Edward J. Kelley to life imprisonment on July 2, 2025 in E.D. Tennessee case No. 3:22-cr-118-TAV-JEM-1. The sentence concerns the separate Tennessee convictions, not the January 6 offenses covered by presidential clemency.

    📍 Knoxville, Tennessee

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  16. Court rules on William Pope post-dismissal motions

    Judge Rudolph Contreras denied additional production and sanctions, granted return of sensitive materials, and treated dismissal with prejudice as the end of the criminal proceeding.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  17. Court orders renewed briefing on Cindy Young sealed-filings dispute

    Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey directed renewed sealed briefing on whether ECF Nos. 63 and 64 should remain sealed. The order did not itself unseal the records or resolve Young’s post-trial requests.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  18. Barnett seeks return of restitution and assessments

    Federal defenders reportedly filed a motion seeking return of $2,455 following vacatur and dismissal. No native ruling resolving the request was located during this review.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  19. Mark Crowder appears at Senate Quiet Skies hearing

    The official HSGAC hearing page identifies Senior Federal Air Marshal Mark Crowder as a witness at the September 30, 2025 hearing concerning the Quiet Skies program.

    📍 U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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  20. Court partly denies and partly holds Daniel Morrissey’s Rule 60 motion in abeyance

    Judge Reggie B. Walton denied without prejudice the portions of Morrissey’s Rule 60(b)(3) motion seeking damages against former counsel and the prosecutor, held the remaining portions in abeyance, and denied without prejudice an emergency monetary-relief motion. Morrissey’s allegations remained claims, not adjudicated findings.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  21. Omnibus Motion / Motion for New Trial

    Hearing on omnibus motion including motion for new trial. Transcript available.

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  22. William Pope files D.C. Circuit appeal No. 25-3102

    The D.C. Circuit docket records an appeal from D.D.C. case 1:21-cr-00128-RC-1. No final appellate outcome has been verified.

    📍 U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

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  23. Fourth Circuit hears argument in United States v. Speed

    The Fourth Circuit heard oral argument in appeal No. 23-4308 concerning Speed’s separate National Firearms Act judgment.

    📍 Richmond, Virginia

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  24. Jack Smith gives House Judiciary deposition on January 6 investigation

    Former Special Counsel Jack Smith gave a transcribed deposition to the House Judiciary Committee. The questioning addressed the election-related January 6 investigation, congressional toll-record subpoenas, National Archives evidence, privilege issues, witnesses, and investigative methods. The event records testimony and oversight activity; it does not establish the truth of every disputed claim discussed during the deposition.

    📍 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

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  25. American Oversight Files FOIA Lawsuit for January 6 and Clemency Communications

    American Oversight filed a D.D.C. FOIA action seeking senior DOJ and FBI communications concerning January 6, election certification, and the January 20, 2025 pardons and commutations. The requested-record descriptions remain the plaintiff’s allegations; the filing and ongoing docket are verified procedural facts.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  26. Todd Huff Show publishes long-form interview with Daniel Morrissey

    The Todd Huff Show published a roughly 40-minute interview and transcript with Daniel Michael Morrissey. His statements concerning January 6, prosecution, counsel, government conduct, post-conviction litigation, and attempted pardon rejection remain attributed firsthand claims pending record-by-record corroboration.

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  27. Senate releases additional Christine Crowder FBI records

    Chairman Rand Paul released a 70-page packet of committee findings, timeline material, and redacted FBI records concerning the investigation and mistaken-identity closure.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  28. Counterflow publishes long-form Stewart Rhodes interview

    Counterflow with Buck Johnson published Episode 395 featuring Stewart Rhodes. Publisher and podcast-catalog listings verify the episode, date and approximate 88-minute runtime. The described topics and any statements in the recording remain attributed to Rhodes and the host pending native-media capture, transcript review and claim-level corroboration.

    📍 Podcast / online publication

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  29. Steel News publishes long-form Adam Villarreal interview

    Steel News with Ann Vandersteel published a 42-minute interview featuring Adam Villarreal. The publisher says the discussion covered his January 6 case, a period it describes as life on the run, 1600 Unscripted, and a congressional January 6 hearing. These remain attributed firsthand statements and publisher descriptions pending native-media review.

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  30. Brian Mock appears on Going Rogue with Lara Logan

    Lara Logan TV published a long-form interview with Brian Mock on January 16, 2026. The official listing identifies episode 56 and a runtime of 1:25:34. Publisher chapter markers describe discussion of Mock’s January 6 case, arrest and detention, his allegations concerning jail and prison practices, constitutional-rights claims, prison reform, and the First Step Act. The archive treats those statements as Mock’s attributed firsthand account pending full transcript review and corroboration.

    📍 Recorded interview / online publication

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  31. Stewart Rhodes appears on Cowboy Logic after release

    Real America's Voice News published a Cowboy Logic segment listing Stewart Rhodes and Ivan Raiklin as guests. The source is preserved as a verified post-release interview listing. Statements in the program remain attributed, and transcript-level review is pending.

    📍 Real America's Voice News / Cowboy Logic

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  32. Daniel Paul Gray post-release interview published

    Couple O’ Nukes published a catalog-listed 59-minute interview with Gray. Statements and episode themes remain attributed firsthand material pending transcript review.

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  33. Court denies Thomas Webster request to vacate convictions

    Judge Amit P. Mehta denied Webster’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis. The ruling left the historical convictions in place while the presidential pardon remained effective.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  34. Daniel Paul Gray Joe Rooz interview published

    The Joe Rooz Show published an approximately 83-minute interview with Gray concerning accountability, grace, recovery, faith, writing, family, and rebuilding.

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  35. Brian Mock’s Minnesota Senate campaign publicly reported

    MPR News reported that Mock was seeking the Republican nomination for Minnesota Senate District 15; his campaign site presents his own biography and political framing.

    📍 Minnesota Senate District 15

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  36. Office of the Pardon Attorney listed Peter Stager

    The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public recipient page, updated March 5, 2026, includes the exact entry “STAGER, PETER.” The individual certificate binary remains pending capture.

    📍 U.S. Department of Justice

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  37. Public Pardon-Certificate List Did Not Show a Meredith Entry

    The Office of the Pardon Attorney's public January 6 certificate-recipient page was updated March 5, 2026. A July 25, 2026 archive check did not locate a Meredith entry. This means official list confirmation remains absent; it does not prove clemency was denied.

    📍 U.S. Department of Justice website

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  38. Court enters qualified-immunity judgment in Victoria White civil case

    Judge Carl J. Nichols granted two MPD officers judgment on the pleadings on qualified-immunity grounds. The ruling assumed without definitively deciding that a constitutional violation may have occurred and held that White had not shown clearly established law governing the particular tunnel circumstances.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  39. Sullivan FTCA class-action complaint filed

    A 15-page complaint filed in the Middle District of Florida identifies Christopher J. Worrell as a proposed Group One class member. The filing contains plaintiffs’ allegations and requests; no class certification, liability ruling, damages award, or prevailing party is claimed.

    📍 Ocala, Florida

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  40. Court denies Brian Mock and Cindy Young intervention in Dunn v. Austin

    Judge Dabney L. Friedrich denied Mock’s and Young’s motions to intervene in the January 6 plaque litigation. The ruling addressed Article III standing and permissive intervention and did not resolve the truth of their broader firsthand assertions.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  41. Court denies Mock and Young intervention motions

    Judge Dabney L. Friedrich denied Brian Mock’s and Cindy Lou Young’s motions to intervene in Dunn v. Austin for lack of standing and declined permissive intervention. The underlying plaque litigation was not decided by this ruling.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  42. Lee v. Trump summary-judgment and official-acts immunity ruling

    Judge Amit P. Mehta largely denied Donald J. Trump’s summary-judgment request based on official-acts immunity while granting immunity for specified conduct the court classified as official. The court also denied reconsideration of its First Amendment ruling but certified that issue for interlocutory review and struck the United States’ Westfall Act certification. The ruling did not establish final civil liability or damages.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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  43. Court Dismisses Original Tarrio Complaint With Leave to Amend

    The court dismissed the original complaint without prejudice and allowed amendment. The order did not adjudicate the merits of the later second amended complaint.

    📍 Orlando, Florida

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  44. DOJ Requests Vacatur of Rhodes Convictions

    DOJ asked the D.C. Circuit to vacate and remand for dismissal. The request was not itself a final ruling.

    📍 Washington, D.C.

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  45. Fourth Circuit affirms separate firearms judgment

    A unanimous published panel affirmed the judgment in No. 23-4308. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the court’s opinion; Judges Wilkinson and Richardson filed separate concurrences.

    📍 Richmond, Virginia

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  46. North State Journal reports on Stephen Horn public-records project

    The report identifies Horn as the creator of a searchable North Carolina public-records database and includes his attributed statements about the project and January 6.

    📍 North Carolina

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  47. Federal court dismisses Epps v. Fox News amended complaint

    Judge Jennifer L. Hall dismissed the amended complaint because it did not plausibly plead actual malice. The opinion did not hold that every challenged statement was true.

    📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

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  48. Second Amended Complaint Filed in Tarrio v. United States

    The five plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint with fourteen listed exhibits. The case remained ongoing on the public docket updated July 10, 2026.

    📍 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

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