(The Hill) – A new report from Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee outlines crimes committed by Jan. 6 rioters since the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
The report, shared with The Hill, notes that at least 23 individuals charged in connection with the sprawling Jan. 6 case committed new crimes between the attack and President Trump’s second inauguration last January. These crimes include plotting the murder of FBI agents in retaliation for investigating the case; violent assault; strangulation; possession of child sexual abuse material and reckless DUI homicide.
Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on his first day back in office, after vowing to do so throughout his third presidential campaign.
“What they’ve done to these people is outrageous,” Trump said at the time.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, has slammed the president for his role in Jan. 6 and for pardoning the individuals involved last year. The report echoes his rhetoric, saying that the attack “would never have happened without then-President Trump’s instigation and involvement.”
Those who Trump pardoned, the report states, also included at least 159 with criminal records prior to Jan. 6, citing a 2023 report from Seton Hall University. One individual, Peter Schwartz, had 38 prior convictions dating back to 1991, including assault with a deadly weapon, battery and domestic violence.
The House report also outlines five individuals — Zachary Alam; John Banuelos; Brent John Holdridge; Matthew Huttle and Christopher Moynihan — who were charged with crimes after receiving pardons. Their charges range from burglary to kidnapping and sexual assault.
Days after being pardoned, Huttle was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Jasper County, Ind., during a traffic stop. Police found a loaded handgun and ammunition in his car, prosecutors said shortly after the incident.
Five other individuals — Daniel Ball; Jeremy Brown; Elias Costianes; Guy Wesley Reffitt and Zachariah Sattler — had separate charges dismissed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after Trump returned to office. Those charges include unlawful possession of a firearm and possessing an unregistered silencer, in the cases of Ball and Reffitt, respectively.
Overall, the crimes committed by those before and after Jan. 6 by those who received pardons include child sexual assault, production of child pornography, rape, conspiracy to murder FBI agents, kidnapping and domestic violence by strangulation.
“The January 6th mass pardon may serve President Trump’s most extreme political purposes by creating a private militia of proven street fighters ‘standing back and standing by’ for future street battles, but it is a nightmare for American public safety,” the report added.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.