Ryan Nichols

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Carson Lionel Rees

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Carson Lionel Rees wore the uniform. FACT: Rees served in the National Guard. (Reporting: WSET, WDBJ7.) He is from Pulaski, Virginia. On January 6, 2021 he entered the Capitol and was inside for about 14 minutes. He was charged with misdemeanor offenses — disorderly and disruptive conduct and parading in a Capitol building — and pleaded guilty in October 2024. (FACT.) No assault. No weapon. A young Guardsman who walked in, and then answered for it in court. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants, including Rees. (FACT.) A veteran who raised his hand to serve. That part of his story deserves to be seen too. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Pleaded guilty 10/15/2024. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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