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Elliot Resnick

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Elliot Resnick spent his career in words. For roughly fifteen years he worked at The Jewish Press — one of the largest independent Anglo-Jewish weeklies in America — and served as its editor-in-chief. (FACT) He is an author and interviewer with a long paper trail of published work. On January 6, Elliot was inside the Capitol. His account: he was there as a journalist, covering the event. (THEIR ACCOUNT — and NEEDS AUTHENTICATION; his former paper later distanced itself from that claim, and prosecutors disputed it.) He was charged with obstructing an officer, pleaded guilty to a felony, and was sentenced to four months, followed by home detention and supervised release. (FACT) On January 20, 2025, President Trump extended clemency to January 6 defendants. (FACT) Whatever you make of that day, the larger record of Elliot Resnick is a working writer and editor who spent a career serving his readers. The court record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case no. 1:23-mj-58. Complaint filed March 14, 2023; arrested March 16, 2023. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.