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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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Every J6 defendant plotted by home state.
Apr 14, 2025
Aaron James and Westbury Family Post-Dismissal Interview
April 14, 2025 feature containing attributed firsthand statements from Aaron James, Isaac, Jonah and Robert Westbury, along with source-labeled photographs and discussion of the prosecution’s impact.
ReadApr 4, 2025
United States v. Hernandez — Rule 48 and Section 2255 opinion
Court opinion denying the government's Rule 48 dismissal motion while directing further Section 2255 briefing.
ReadMar 28, 2025
Brian Mock’s reported post-pardon prison-reform advocacy
The Washington Post reported that Mock publicly advocated for broader federal prison reform after release. His descriptions of confinement and his policy proposals are preserved as attributed firsthand statements and advocacy.
ReadMar 20, 2025
Executive Grant of Clemency for Thomas Edward Caldwell — March 20, 2025
Official two-page executive grant giving Thomas Edward Caldwell a full and unconditional pardon in United States v. Rhodes, III et al., No. 1:22-cr-15. The Office of the Pardon Attorney lists the covered offense as tampering with documents or proceedings.
ReadMar 14, 2025
Daniel Caldwell public support and rebuilding updates
Public GiveSendGo campaign and dated updates concerning Caldwell’s post-release rebuilding, VA-service efforts, employment search, family reconnection, and public video-review work. These are campaign statements unless independently corroborated.
ReadMar 10, 2025
Edward Kelley Tennessee Pardon-Scope Memorandum Opinion and Order
Public text of Judge Thomas A. Varlan’s March 10, 2025 ruling denying Kelley’s attempt to apply the January 6 pardon to the separate Tennessee convictions.
ReadMar 10, 2025
Edward Kelley Tennessee Post-Trial Acquittal and New-Trial Order
Public text of a separate March 10, 2025 Eastern District of Tennessee order denying post-trial requests for acquittal or a new trial.
ReadMar 10, 2025
Richard Avirett Opens 1442 Cocktails and Café
A March 10, 2025 local report documents the opening of Avirett’s rebranded Clarkesville venue and includes attributed statements about the transition, assistance received, and the business’s planned offerings. It is preserved as a post-pardon public-life update.
ReadFeb 22, 2025
Stephen Horn — Arms and Arguments Interview
Publisher-catalog listing for an interview with Stephen Horn about his January 6 experience and creation of 79 Minutes. Statements are preserved as attributed firsthand material.
ReadFeb 19, 2025
Christopher Worrell interview — 239 UNCENSORED episode 138
Apple Podcasts lists an approximately 72-minute firsthand interview with Worrell. Publisher topics are attributed; native audio, complete transcript, speaker timestamps, and claim review remain pending.
ReadFeb 14, 2025
Derrick Evans — Better for America Post-Pardon Interview
Long-form post-pardon interview and publisher transcript in which Evans discusses his arrest, charging history, plea process, incarceration, family effects, political views, and pardon.
ReadFeb 11, 2025
Richard Avirett Discusses Post-Pardon Business Rebuilding
A February 11, 2025 local profile identifies Avirett as a Marine veteran and business owner and quotes him about transforming his Clarkesville venue into a café and live-entertainment space. Statements are labeled as attributed firsthand comments. Publisher photographs were not reused.
ReadFeb 10, 2025
Rebecca Lavrenz Post-Pardon Interview — February 10, 2025
Publisher-hosted interview and transcript in which Lavrenz described removal of her monitoring device after the pardon and her stated reasons for seeking continued appellate review. Statements are preserved as attributed firsthand claims.
ReadFeb 9, 2025
Daniel Caldwell post-release interview with Tim Hale
Tim Hale’s February 9, 2025 article documents a post-release interview lasting more than two hours. The publisher says Caldwell discussed his background, January 6, incarceration, rebuilding, and a goal of obtaining and publishing Metropolitan Police Department video.
ReadFeb 8, 2025
Appellate counsel’s public explanation of Peter Schwartz cellphone ruling
Public statement by appellate counsel Dennis E. Boyle explaining the Fifth Amendment cellphone-unlock issue and the January 17, 2025 appellate result. This is identified as counsel commentary, not a court filing or independent judicial finding.
ReadFeb 5, 2025
Reported D.C. Circuit dismissal following Richard Barnett’s pardon
Arkansas local reporting states that the D.C. Circuit dismissed Barnett’s case after the January 20, 2025 pardon. The native appellate dismissal order has not yet been captured.
ReadFeb 5, 2025
Richard Barnett — Post-Pardon Vacatur, Remand, and Dismissal
Procedural report stating that after the pardon the government sought vacatur, the D.C. Circuit remanded, and the district case was dismissed in February 2025. Native orders remain a capture priority.
ReadFeb 5, 2025
Ryan Taylor Nichols Bio Summary
Ryan Taylor Nichols Bio Summary — from the Ryan Nichols master exhibit archive (EX-528), preserved and published as part of the complete J6 record.
ReadFeb 3, 2025
D.C. Circuit Vacates Guy Reffitt Judgment and Remands for Dismissal
The February 3, 2025 appellate disposition in United States v. Reffitt, No. 24-3185, following the January 20 pardon.
ReadFeb 3, 2025
Garza v. Trump docket record — claims against Julian Khater dismissed with prejudice
A public docket summary reports that the plaintiff voluntarily stipulated on February 3, 2025 to dismissal with prejudice of all civil claims against Julian Elie Khater. The native stipulation remains uncaptured, so this archive entry preserves the verified docket status and its limits rather than claiming file-level verification.
ReadJan 30, 2025
Richard Barnett — Post-Release Newsmax Statement
Published account of Barnett’s January 30, 2025 Newsmax appearance. Statements are attributed to Barnett and are not archive findings.
ReadJan 29, 2025
Nathan DeGrave — Post-Pardon Interview on The Connect
Publisher listing for a long-form post-pardon interview. Any statements are DeGrave’s attributed firsthand account, not independent findings.
ReadJan 27, 2025
January 27, 2025 Supervised-Release Order
Published district-court order addressing the commutation and supervised-release conditions.
ReadJan 27, 2025
Order dismissing Eric Sun Information with prejudice
Judge Loren L. AliKhan’s order dismissing the Information with prejudice and terminating the case.
ReadJan 24, 2025
United States v. Andy Oliva-Lopez — D.C. Circuit Docket No. 25-3010
Public appellate docket snapshot confirming the January 24, 2025 notice of appeal and a March 19, 2025 unopposed government motion to vacate. The snapshot does not establish the later final appellate disposition.
ReadJan 24, 2025
United States v. Sarty — Memorandum Opinion and Order Dismissing Indictment With Prejudice
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted the government’s Rule 48(a) motion, dismissed the eight-count indictment against Seth Sarty and Cepane Jo Sarty with prejudice, vacated release orders and scheduled proceedings, denied pending motions as moot, and closed the case. No conviction or sentence was entered.
ReadJan 23, 2025
United States v. Andrew Carvajal — Order Dismissing Information With Prejudice
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted the government's Rule 48(a) motion and dismissed Andrew Carvajal's four-count misdemeanor information with prejudice. The order confirms that no guilty plea had been accepted and no conviction or sentence was entered.
ReadJan 23, 2025
WKBW Post-Pardon Interview With Thomas Sibick
Local video interview reporting Sibick's release and preserving attributed firsthand statements about prison, support, prayer, intent and remorse.
ReadJan 22, 2025
Alex Harkrider Firsthand Interview Following January 6 Pardon
January 22, 2025 East Texas television report containing Alex Harkrider’s firsthand statements after returning home. He thanked supporters and discussed reconnecting with Ryan Nichols and returning to search-and-rescue and catering work. Statements remain attributed to Harkrider and the outlet.
ReadJan 22, 2025
Court dismisses Anthony Williams later charge without prejudice
Judge Beryl A. Howell granted the government’s Rule 48(a) motion to dismiss the one-count superseding indictment but denied the request for dismissal with prejudice. The case was closed.
ReadJan 22, 2025
United States v. Banuelos — January 22, 2025 Dismissal Order
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan dismissed the indictment without prejudice, rather than with prejudice as the government requested, and vacated all scheduled proceedings.
ReadJan 22, 2025
Christopher Worrell release reported after January 6 pardon
Local reporting stated that Bureau of Prisons records showed Worrell was no longer in custody as of January 21, 2025. This is preserved as attributed reporting pending a native custody or release record.
ReadJan 22, 2025
Robert Morss Post-Pardon CNN Interview
CNN transcript preserving Morss's firsthand statements after release from a Pittsburgh halfway house. He described January 6 as a trap while also saying he took personal responsibility for his own actions.
ReadJan 21, 2025
Barbara Balmaseda Case Dismissed With Prejudice — Public Docket Summary
NPR’s January 6 docket archive reports that the court granted the government’s motion to dismiss Balmaseda’s case with prejudice on January 21, 2025. The native motion and signed order remain uncaptured.
ReadJan 21, 2025
Edward Jacob Lang indictment dismissed with prejudice
Judge Carl J. Nichols granted the government’s motion and dismissed Lang’s pending January 6 indictment with prejudice following the presidential directive to dismiss pending cases.
ReadJan 21, 2025
Felicia Konold post-pardon interview with KOLD/13 News
Firsthand public interview after the January 20, 2025 pardon. Konold’s descriptions of her treatment and circumstances are preserved as her statements and allegations, not independent findings.
ReadJan 21, 2025
Government motion to dismiss Eric Sun case with prejudice
Rule 48(a) motion seeking dismissal with prejudice after the January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation.
ReadJan 21, 2025
Westbury–James Family Cases Reported Dismissed With Prejudice
Local reporting that DOJ moved to dismiss the pending Westbury–James family prosecutions with prejudice after the January 20, 2025 proclamation, together with an attributed family statement.
ReadJan 21, 2025
CBS New York interview with Ryan Samsel after release
CBS New York documented Samsel’s January 21, 2025 release from federal custody and published his firsthand responses about January 6 and confinement. His statements are preserved as attributed firsthand claims, not independent archive findings. Canonical-URL SHA-256: 4a33bf8b11131f41c17334cb863b04e0435654d83f6e9cca382212101048b149. Capture: article HTML reviewed; native video and complete transcript pending.
ReadJan 21, 2025
Edward Jacob Lang post-release statement — January 2025
A published broadcast transcript preserves Lang’s statement after release. It is attributed to him and is not presented as an independent factual finding.
ReadJan 20, 2025
Christopher John Worrell — pardon certificate recipient listing
The Office of the Pardon Attorney public FOIA page includes the exact entry WORRELL, CHRISTOPHER JOHN. The individual certificate PDF remains pending.
ReadJan 20, 2025
Daniel Paul Gray Listed by Office of the Pardon Attorney
The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney’s published January 6 certificate-recipient list expressly includes GRAY, DANIEL PAUL.
ReadJan 20, 2025
David Nicholas Dempsey — Pardon Certificate Recipient Record
The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public FOIA release lists the exact entry “DEMPSEY, DAVID NICHOLAS” among people who requested and were issued a certificate under the January 20, 2025 January 6 pardon proclamation. The individual certificate binary remains pending.
ReadJan 20, 2025
Jacob Chansley — January 6 Pardon Record
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted full pardons to covered defendants not listed among the fourteen commutation recipients. Chansley was covered by the pardon provision.
ReadJan 20, 2025
January 20, 2025 January 6 clemency proclamation
Presidential proclamation granting full pardons to covered January 6 defendants other than the 14 named commutation recipients. Peter J. Schwartz was covered by the full-pardon provision.
ReadJan 20, 2025
January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation
Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.
ReadJan 20, 2025
John Emanuel Banuelos Listed by Office of the Pardon Attorney
The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public FOIA page contains the exact entry BANUELOS, JOHN EMANUEL among people who requested and were issued certificates. The individual certificate remains pending.
ReadJan 20, 2025
Matthew Jason Beddingfield pardon-recipient record
The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public January 6 certificate-recipient list contains the exact entry “BEDDINGFIELD, MATTHEW JASON.”
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