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Channel GOP · Hearing · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Durbin: Trump-pardoned January 6 rioter Cleveland Meredith charged with threatening to murder judges

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At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin says Cleveland Meredith was charged last week with threatening to murder the federal judges who presided over his January 6 case. Durbin says Donald Trump gave Meredith a full, unconditional pardon even though he came to Washington on January 6 with a car full of guns and threatened to "put a bullet in" then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi's head. He adds that on Sunday, President Trump again defended the pardons: "I don't think any group has been treated more unfairly."

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Meanwhile, the crimes free by these pardoned rioters continues. Just last week, Cleveland Meredith was charged with threatening to murder the federal judges who presided over his January 6 criminal case. Donald Trump gave a full, unconditional pardon to Mr. Meredith, who came to Washington on January 6 with a car full of guns and threatened to quote, put a bullet in then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's head. On Sunday, President Trump again defended his pardon of these traitors, saying quote, I don't think any group has been treated more unfairly.

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