J6 Rioter Argues Pardon Covers Child Porn Charges

The Daily Beast reports:

A Capitol rioter who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is asking the court to drop unrelated child pornography charges against him.

In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, David Daniel argued that the pardon “requires dismissal” of his charges related to possession of child pornography and firearms.

Daniel—through his attorneys William Terpening and Connor Reid—said authorities “allegedly observed images of a nude minor female, drug paraphernalia, and firearms” when they executed a search warrant linked to his participation in the Capitol riot.

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A Jan. 6 defendant, separately charged with possession of child pornography, says Trump’s pardon should cover the porn charges too — since the evidence came from a Jan. 6 related search by the FBI.

This is the same argument DOJ has made in other courts. https://t.co/vb08eQ6IqW pic.twitter.com/0H0xKguauS

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 26, 2025

Jan. 6 riot suspect facing charges of child pornography possession, sexual exploitation of a minor https://t.co/DOWENo6qWX

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) October 25, 2024