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Steven Porter@reporterporter · Nov 4, 2024

I noticed a familiar face in the crowd behind Senator JD Vance at his rally last night in Derry, N.H.: The woman with…

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A woman convicted for participating in the January 6 Capitol riot was spotted at a JD Vance rally in New Hampshire. The journalist had previously encountered her at a Mike Pence event where she protested his role in certifying the 2020 election, and notes that Trump's promise to pardon J6 defendants may explain why the campaign doesn't exclude them from events.

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    I noticed a familiar face in the crowd behind Senator JD Vance at his rally last night in Derry, N.H.: The woman with short hair and a red hooded shirt is Kirstyn A. Niemela of Hudson, N.H., who was convicted for joining the crowd that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.🧵

  2. #2

    The government's sentencing memo recounts the actions that led to Niemela's prosecution: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

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    I met Niemela in August 2023, when Mike Pence held a town hall in Londonderry. Niemela brought this sign & told me she was headed to prison because Pence was "a traitor" who went along with certifying the 2020 election results.

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    Pence was heckled at the August 2023 event, where he said, "I stood loyally by President Trump every single day ... until the day came that my oath to the Constitution required me to do otherwise." bostonglobe.com/2023/08/04/met…

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    Trump has said he'll pardon J6 defendants, so I don't think anyone expects the campaign to exclude them (1,200+ people) from rallies. Still, the history that created this frame is noteworthy.