According to a June 2026 analysis by Lawfare's associate editor Katherine Pompilio, at least 97 of the roughly 1,600 people Trump pardoned for the January 6 Capitol attack, about one in 16, have been tied to a new crime since he granted them clemency on his first day in office. The offenses range from minor violations like trespassing and drug-paraphernalia possession to serious felonies, including sex crimes (more than 14 individuals), domestic violence (six or more), stalking, theft, homicide, and alleged assassination plots.
The analysis names specific cases. Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced in March 2026 to life in prison for transmitting child pornography and molesting a child under 12, crimes committed after his pardon. Ryan Nichols was charged on May 10, 2026 after allegedly threatening a family with a gun in a Texas church parking lot. Lawfare notes that for at least five people, the January 6 pardons appear to have “facilitated more crime” by prematurely ending the judicial supervision that would otherwise have constrained them.
Trump issued the blanket pardons on January 20, 2025, erasing the consequences for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in the largest prosecution in Justice Department history (see Mass Pardons for January 6 Defendants).