Pamela Hemphill, a participant in the January 6 Capitol riot, publicly rejects the idea of a pardon from President Trump, emphasizing its implications on the rule of law, the Capitol Police, and her own feelings of culpability. She reflects on her transformation and reevaluation encouraged by a therapist, revealing her belief that her actions were cult-like. Hemphill's change of heart leads her to repudiate the narrative that she was a victim, insisting instead that she was a willing participant in that day’s chaos.
If I accept a pardon, I'm continuing their propaganda, their gaslighting and all their falsehoods they're putting out there about Jan. 6.
Now I know it was a cult, and I was in a cult.
It's an insult to the Capitol Police, to the rule of law and to the nation.
A therapist had helped change her view of the attack by telling her she was not a victim of Jan. 6; I was a volunteer.
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