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Daniel Christmann
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDaniel Christmann is a Brooklyn tradesman — a working plumber who cared enough about his community to put his own name on a ballot. FACT: He ran for New York State Senate (District 18). He didn't win, but he ran. That takes nerve most people never find. On January 6, 2021 he went into the Capitol and posted what he saw. The court record: he pleaded guilty to a single petty offense — parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building (40 U.S.C. 5104(e)(2)(G)) — and was sentenced to 25 days. FACT: On January 20, 2025, the January 6 defendants received clemency from President Trump; reporting confirms Christmann was among those pardoned. THEIR ACCOUNT: He posted from that day on his own Instagram, self-published under the handle @dannyforsenate. A guy who works with his hands and stepped up to serve his district. That's the through-line. FACT — case record: Case No. 1:21-cr-502, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 7/28/21. Charged via criminal information 8/2/21. Pleaded guilty 11/28/22. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/christmann-daniel This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. ## August 2023 public interview source Apple Podcasts lists Daniel Christmann as a guest with Peter Francis Stager on the August 16, 2023 episode of *Political Prisoner Podcast Hosted by Jake Lang*. The publisher description says Christmann discussed his civil lawsuit. The archive treats this as an attributed firsthand-interview source; native audio, a full transcript, exact quotations, and claim-level corroboration remain pending. See the [episode record](/case/documents/peter-stager-daniel-christmann-political-prisoner-podcast-2023-08-16).
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-502
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 7/28/21. Charged via criminal information 8/2/21. Pleaded guilty 11/28/22.
- Arrested
- July 28, 2021
- Plea
- November 28, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Ground
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Press & news
- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/new-york-senate-candidate-arrested-on-trump-capitol-riot-charges.html →
- https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/bk-plumber-failed-candidate-indicted-capitol-insurrection →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/christmann-daniel →
- https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/01/21/jan--6-defendant-from-brooklyn-responds-to-trump-pardon →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Daniel Christmann appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 1 shared document on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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audio · Aug 16, 2023
Political Prisoner Podcast Episode 8 — Peter Stager and Daniel Christmann
Apple Podcasts lists this 1-hour, 4-minute episode as published August 16, 2023 and identifies Peter Francis Stager and Daniel Christmann as guests on Jake Lang’s Political Prisoner Podcast. The publisher description says Stager discussed Rosanne Boyland’s death and Christmann discussed his civil lawsuit. These are attributed descriptions of firsthand interview topics, not independently verified findings. Native audio, a complete transcript, exact quotations, and claim-level corroboration remain pending.