DOJ: Oath Keeper’s Pardon Covers Weapons Charges

Raw Story reports:

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice argues that President Donald Trump’s pardon covered grenades and stolen classified information found at the home of Jan. 6 defendant Jeremy Brown, a member of the Oath Keepers.

In a 2023 press release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida, said Brown was sentenced to prison for over seven years “for possession of unregistered short-barrel firearms, possession of unregistered explosive grenades, improper storage of explosive grenades, and retention of classified information.”

Politico’s Kyle Cheney reported Tuesday that the DOJ said Trump’s pardon of the Jan. 6 defendants also included the conviction related to the items found in Brown’s home. The Jan. 6 riot was never mentioned in Brown’s six-day trial, although he was initially arrested on charges of trespassing at the Capitol.

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During the insurrection, Brown wore the outfit seen above and was reportedly carrying “surgical trauma shears, tactical gear and zip ties on his body.”

Brown unsuccessfully ran for the US House in 2020 and for the Florida House in 2022. 

In 2021, homocon fake news site Gateway Pundit claimed Brown was only arrested because he refused to be an informant for the FBI. 

Site owner Jim Hoft directed his readers to Brown’s money beg on the Christianist crowdfunding site GiveSendGo, where Brown was seeking $200,000 to fund a libel suit against the Washington Post. That money beg no longer appears on the site.