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James Robert Elliott

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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James Robert Elliott is a young man from Aurora, Illinois — a Chicago-area guy who was in his early twenties when January 6, 2021 changed the course of his life. Here are the receipts, no spin: James Elliott traveled from Illinois to Washington and was charged in connection with the Capitol breach. He pleaded guilty in November 2022, and in June 2023 U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced him to 37 months, with supervised release and $2,000 in restitution to the Architect of the Capitol. Then came the turn: on January 20, 2025, President Trump's sweeping pardon of January 6 defendants covered James Robert Elliott, and this Aurora man came home to Illinois to rebuild — young enough to have his whole life still ahead of him. An Illinois man who took his sentence, walked out pardoned, and gets to write what comes next. Case record: United States v. Elliott, Case No. 1:21-cr-735, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Indicted Dec. 15, 2021; arrested Dec. 20, 2021; guilty plea Nov. 2, 2022; sentenced June 2023 to 37 months; covered by the Jan. 20, 2025 full pardon. Sourcing: Aurora, Illinois residence and age — FACT (CBS Chicago; American Gulag). Guilty plea, 37-month sentence, restitution — FACT (CBS Chicago; DOJ). Jan. 20, 2025 full pardon of J6 defendants — FACT (DOJ/press). This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.