A former Trump supporter jailed over the US Capitol riots has said she's rejected the president's pardon after seeing through the "MAGA cult". Pamela Hemphill told Sky's The News Hour with Mark Austin it would be a "slap in the face to the rule of law, the Capitol police officers and to our nation".
Mr Trump has pardoned about 1,500 supporters charged over the violence on 6 January 2021, which saw people storm the Capitol building in Washington to try to stop Joe Biden's victory being signed off. Trump latest - Bishop who lectured Trump responds to his attacks.
Ms Hemphill was jailed for 60 days for her role and admitted she was part of what she now calls the "MAGA cult". She said the Capitol attack "was an insurrection" and she didn't "want to be a part of helping them rewrite history" by accepting the pardon and having her conviction erased.
"I was guilty. I pleaded guilty," she added. President Trump: 'Peacemaker'?. Tariffs have a long history in the US - two charts tell that story. Mariann Edgar Budde: Who is the bishop Donald Trump called 'nasty'?. President Trump told reporters on Wednesday the rioters had "already served years in prison" and had been treated harshly compared with other groups.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Ms Hemphill told Sky News she didn't realise at the time she was part of a "cult" and that Mr Trump had put out the "big lie that the election was stolen". "But when you're in the MAGA cult, they gaslight you so much and tell you not to listen to anybody but Trump. And you go along with them and don't do your own research," Ms Hemphill said.
