Pardoned J6 rioters demand refunds for payments they made for damage to Capitol

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

October 20, 2025 2:16PM ET


When President Donald Trump mass pardoned nearly all of the Jan. 6 defendants, he set in motion further legal questions about the restitution some judges ordered to be paid. But it's a little all over the place when it comes to the former defendants having their restitution dismissed.

CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane provided a Monday update about former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) having nearly $400,000 in restitution dismissed. The disgraced congressman pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft, but had his sentence commuted — and the demand for restitution dropped — by Trump on Friday.

MacFarlane then compared the Santos case to the January 6 defendants, more than 1,500 of which were granted clemency after Trump's inauguration in January. Some are now fighting restitution orders.

"Jan. 6 defendants had only paid back a fraction of the money owed to taxpayers," said MacFarlane. "With the cleanup of the Capitol, the repair of the Capitol and the cost of police. And those who hadn't paid, some of them have been in the court as recently as this week asking for reimbursements to get their money back from the payments already made to the government." He said that some judges are willing to dismiss the fees, while others have not been.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/january-6-2674215278/

[Evolve Dammit]

1. Fuck 'em. Period. TraIitors all

[Paladin]

5. You beat me to it: Fuck 'em. (nt)

[durablend]

2. Fuck off

[BaronChocula]

3. Just in case you weren't sure

that these are entitled white nationalists (is there any other kind?).

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. That makes me furious.

[maxsolomon]

6. Santos conned people far more than 400K.

These insurrectionist jackholes are going to get rewarded by Trump. Watch them get all their fines back, plus interest, plus legal fees.

They were "treated horribly" BECAUSE THEY ARE CRIMINALS.

[groundloop]

7. They're already being rewarded, they're drawing paychecks from ICE for kidnapping people.

[Marthe48]

8. Fast forward

Traitor will have been found guilty of destroying an historic landmark (The White House) and fined whatever amount covers the damage he did. He will file a lawsuit to get out of paying for his crime.

[slightlv]

9. He'll be dead by then....

it will fall to Ivanka or one of the dumb boys to push the case. And they will... they're just as money hungry as trump, himself.

[Marthe48]

10. Aw, you're just trying to cheer me up

Thanks

[LPBBEAR]

11. If anyone from the Democratic party

is reading this.

Put these pieces of shit back in prison where they belong for the rest of their lives.

Oh, and throw Trump and his entire administration in there with them. Never let these fuckers out ever again.

Fuck em.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. A lot of these thugs are already back in prison

for committing new crimes since J6.

[electric_blue68]

13. Pfftttt.....effers!