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tulipsandroses

(8,299 posts)
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:32 PM 22 hrs ago

Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say

This story is from November - but just think-about where this slush fund money will be going.

A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges, according to Florida officials, who said he tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim.

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The child said Johnson molested him three times from April to October 2024, beginning when he was 11 years old, according to the affidavit.

The child said he confronted Johnson, who apologized and told the child not to tell anyone "since he would get in trouble," the affidavit says. Johnson mailed the child an iPhone "and told him to keep it a secret," the document alleges.

The sheriff's office said in the affidavit that Discord messages showed Johnson sneaking to the child's home to take him food and hang out with him. He also told the child that "since he was pardoned for storming the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, and he was being awarded $10,000,000 as a result of being a ‘jan 6’er’ ... that he would be putting him in his ‘will’ to take any money he had left over," according to the affidavit.


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pardoned-capitol-rioter-tried-bribe-child-sex-victim-promise-jan-6-pay-rcna244627
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Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say (Original Post) tulipsandroses 22 hrs ago OP
Of course criminals will use the money to bribe victims, witnesses, judges. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #1

Irish_Dem

(82,386 posts)
1. Of course criminals will use the money to bribe victims, witnesses, judges.
Wed May 20, 2026, 09:52 PM
21 hrs ago

Ruthless criminals are not going to use the money for good.

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