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Retired Air Force officer Larry Brock put on a tactical vest and helmet on Jan. 6, 2021, and illegally entered the U.S. Capitol Building, where he walked through the crypt and rotunda and eventually made his way to the Senate floor. About 25 minutes earlier, senators were gathered there to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brock, a former lieutenant colonel who served in Afghanistan, was carrying a pair of zip-tie handcuffs. He was arrested only four days later. Prosecutors said Brock believed the false conspiracy theory promoted by Donald Trump that he, not President Joe Biden, won the election in 2020. Before the Jan. 6 attack, Brock posted on social media about an insurrection and wrote, \u201cWe need to execute the traitors that are trying to steal the election,\u201d The Associated Press reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brock was convicted in 2022<\/a> of six crimes, including one felony of obstructing an official proceeding. The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year about that particular felony, determining it must include proof of a defendant trying to tamper with or destroy documents \u2013 a decision that affected hundreds of Jan. 6 criminal cases, including Brock\u2019s. He\u2019s currently waiting to hear about the possibility of a retrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Brock is among the wave of Jan. 6 defendants asking the courts to delay their cases until after Trump\u2019s inauguration, expecting the incoming president to follow through on promises to pardon them. On the campaign trail this year, Trump referred to the people convicted for their participation on Jan. 6 as \u201chostages.\u201d At a conference of the National Association of Black Journalists in July, he said they were convicted \u201cby a very tough system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFormer President Trump explicitly campaigned on justice for the January 6 defendants,\u201d wrote Brock\u2019s attorney, Charles Burnham, in a Nov. 11 request to push their next meeting about Brock\u2019s retrial from November to after Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rioters loyal to then-President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of the approximately 1,400 people who have faced charges for their involvement in the Capitol breach, 222 have military backgrounds, according to data from the <\/a>National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism<\/a>. That number includes two veterans convicted of orchestrating the attack, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio<\/a> and Oath Keepers leader Stuart Rhodes<\/a>. Tarrio was sentenced to 17 years in prison, and Rhodes received 22 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both far-right extremist groups targeted veterans for recruitment, experts have said<\/a>. Twenty-one of the veterans and service members charged for their roles on Jan. 6 were part of the Oath Keepers, and 27 were Proud Boys members, according to the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Biggs, an Army veteran and Proud Boys leader who was charged with Tarrio, is among those seeking relief from Trump. Biggs helped lead other Proud Boys members in their march to the Capitol on Jan. 6, where he tore through a fence and was among a group that pushed through police lines, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His attorney, Norm Pattis, wrote a letter that he\u2019s trying to get into Trump\u2019s hands, he told Military Times. In the letter, he argues that Biggs and other Jan. 6 defendants should be pardoned in the same way confederates were pardoned after the end of the Civil War, stating that the \u201cbroader public interest would be served.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMr. President, the time for a pardon is past due,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cWe ask you to make the pardon of Mr. Biggs a top priority in your administration. We make this appeal directly to you because we believe in the power of justice and the ability of a courageous leader to make a real and sustaining difference in American life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attorneys for both Biggs and Brock claimed their clients\u2019 military service was among the reasons they should receive full pardons. Burnham, Brock\u2019s attorney, wrote in his motion that Brock had served his country honorably as an Air Force officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would go so far as to say there is not a single January 6 defendant whose treatment by the government was so far out of proportion to his or her service to the country,\u201d Burnham wrote. \u201cIt is obvious that Larry Brock will be at the top of any pardon list.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his letter, Pattis said Biggs served with distinction and because of his conviction has been \u201cdeprived of a military pension that he risked his life in service of this country to earn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys (L) and Joe Biggs (R) gather outside of Harry’s bar during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephanie Keith\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some Jan. 6 defendants, as well as their supporters, celebrated Trump\u2019s win on social media sites like Telegram, Gab and X. The group Proud Boys USA posted on Telegram, \u201cFREE ENRIQUE TARRIO!!! FREE ALL J6 PRISONERS NOW!!! PARDON EVERYONE!!!\u201d Another post read, \u201cI cant wait to see all of these prisoners freed and vindicated. Next we take down and penalize everyone involved in persecuting these fine Patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a call from jail that aired on MSNBC last year<\/a>, Biggs said, \u201cI do believe Donald J. Trump will pardon us, and he should. We didn\u2019t do anything. We\u2019re his supporters. We went there when he asked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It remains uncertain whether Trump will follow through on his promises to pardon Jan. 6 defendants, or how he might go about it. The Constitution gives the president the power to grant full pardons, which completely expunge legal punishments for criminal convictions. Presidents can also grant commutations, which reduce penalties from convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presidents can issue sweeping pardons, which grant clemency to groups of people all at once. However, since Trump\u2019s election, his transition team has told multiple news outlets Trump would handle pardons on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extremism prevention experts have expressed concern about the potential pardons, arguing they could embolden people to commit political violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPardoning the January 6 participants will make a mockery of our justice system, and it will send the message to his followers that violence is a legitimate response to political outcomes they don\u2019t like,\u201d the Global Project on Hate and Extremism said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story was produced in partnership with <\/i>Military Veterans in Journalism<\/i><\/a>. Please send tips to <\/i>MVJ-Tips@militarytimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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