Tom Dreisbach

During the January 6th attack, Ryan Nichols assaulted police with pepper spray, called for revolution, and recorded this video.

Nichols was sentenced to more than five years in prison for his actions on January 6th.

but received a full pardon from President Trump.

Now, the Harrison County Sheriff's Office in Texas alleges that Nichols repeatedly confronted someone in a church parking lot and put his hand on his gun in a threatening manner, leading to his arrest.

Nichols is one of dozens of pardoned January 6th defendants who have since been charged or convicted of new crimes.

Tom Dreisbach, NPR News.

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The Trump administration is asking to vacate the convictions against members of extremist groups who planned and coordinated key parts of the January 6th attack, which injured 140 police officers.

Most of the January 6th riot defendants received full pardons from President Trump last year.

But a group of about a dozen people convicted of seditious conspiracy received commutations, releasing them from prison but leaving the felony conviction on their records.

Now, the Justice Department has filed papers to effectively erase those convictions, saying it's in the interests of justice.

Among other effects, the move would restore their right to own guns.

Tom Dreisbach, NPR News.

David Daniel assaulted police protecting the U.S.