J6 Rioters To Get Refunds Of Restitution Payments

Politico reports:

Jan. 6 defendants whose convictions were wiped out by President Donald Trump are entitled to a refund of restitution payments they made to cover damage to the Capitol, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The department’s determination could result in hundreds of payouts from the federal government intended to cover the cost of repairing about $3 million in damage to the Capitol from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

The precise amount delivered to Congress by Jan. 6 defendants is unclear, though CBS reported last year that it totaled about $437,000. Spokespeople for U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, Trump’s top prosecutor in DC, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Martin has previously floated the notion of cash reimbursements for Jan. 6 defendants, calling them “reparations” for what he described as abusive prosecution.

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NEW: Jan. 6 rioters whose convictions were wiped out by Trump are entitled to refunds of the restitution payments they made to cover damage to the Capitol, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

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