Almost two weeks after The Gateway Pundit published our story on January 6er Dan Wilson, he has had to self-surrender under the duress of DC District Judge Dabney Friedrich’s court order and a new order by two Appeals Court Judges. Wilson was pardoned on January 20th by President Trump, and now his neck is under the boot of radical activist judges. They are disobeying a direct order by THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and acting like a spoiled brat bullies who hit their little sister because they want to play with her toy, just so their sister doesn’t have any fun either.
To make matters worse, the US Court of Appeals filed their order as Wilson was surrendering to prison. This order came to a 2-1 decision to imprison Wilson. On top of this order, February 25th Trump’s Department of Justice reversed its decision NOT to contest Wilson’s motion to dismiss and are now siding again with the judges.
It is unbelievable that these unhinged individuals like Judge Friedrich, Pillard and Katsas are presiding over our federal courts. Friedrich has gone above and beyond her hatred for President Trump by doubling down on her bias towards a January 6th defendant, whose case she presided over. Dan Wilson should be a free man today.
Wilson has been fighting a case that is directly related to the January 6th-inspired FBI raid on his home. He was arrested after the FBI finished searching the residence, although he was not arrested for his attendance on January 6th.
Wait, what? Yes, the warrant was for J6, but he was arrested for another reason and NOT J6 (at the time). His arrest was for having guns at his home in Kentucky. Over 30 years ago, as a very young man, Wilson became a felon and served his time in prison. According to the law, he should not have had the guns in his home. Some may debate that constitutionally; he can have guns. However, in this case, for right now, it is a debate for another time because the law recognized by the people who lock you up is not debatable, but how they found these guns at his home is.
** You can help Dan Wilson here.
The Presidential Pardon for the J6ers says:
“Grant a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;
The Attorney General shall administer and effectuate the immediate issuance of certificates of pardon to all individuals described in section (b) above, and shall ensure that all individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, who are currently held in prison are released immediately. The Bureau of Prisons shall immediately implement all instructions from the Department of Justice regarding this directive.
I further direct the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice to the government of all pending indictments against individuals for their conduct related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Bureau of Prisons shall immediately implement all instructions from the Department of Justice regarding this directive. “
Several judges have, correctly, ruled that this pardon includes any charges related to J6. This means anything that stems from J6 should be dismissed. The “fruit of a poisonous tree” defense. Even with Wilson’s case, the Department of Justice was not contesting this. In fact, the only ones who are contesting are Judges Friedrich, Pillard and Katsas.
Yesterday, as Wilson was headed to the prison to self-surrender, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Courts filed their decision. 2-1 that the scope of the pardon does not include the charges stemming from the raid on Wilson’s home. You can read the decision by the appellate court below.
One of the three Appellate judges, Judge Rao gave a statement dissenting from this order. (see page 4 of the order)
If J6 charges are considered null and void or moot, then the other charges would never exist. Benjamin Martin and Jeremy Brown are just two J6 hostages who had to fight for their release. Their judges finally upheld the language of the pardon as completely covering anything related to J6 and ordered their immediate release. Both men, along with others, are facing their freedom being taken away again if this maniacal judge gets her way.
This is ongoing persecution of a J6er by a vindictive judge in violation of the President’s pardon. https://t.co/irXRJP2r2M
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) April 2, 2025
After the order from the Appeals Court was filed, Treniss Evans provided an open letter for Pam Bondi.
An Open Letter to the Honorable Pam Bondi
April 2, 2025
Dear Ms. Bondi,
I write to you today with urgency and optimism, seeking your immediate intervention concerning Mr. Dan Edwin Wilson.
Ed Martin and other distinguished U.S. attorneys have clearly affirmed that President Trump intended the pardon to broadly encompass events connected to January 6, 2021—a position strongly supported by Judge Rao’s dissenting opinion. Critically, as Attorney General, you were explicitly granted the authority to administer these pardons comprehensively.
Tragically, Mr. Wilson just spent his first night back in prison, a victim of misinterpretation driven by partisan interests within the Biden administration and their political allies. This is an injustice not only to Mr. Wilson personally but also to the principles underpinning the presidential pardon power itself.
The core issue hinges upon the interpretation of the phrase “related to.” President Trump’s January 20, 2025, proclamation granted “a full, complete and unconditional pardon” for offenses explicitly “related to events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.” Despite the Department of Justice’s eventual concurrence that Mr. Wilson’s firearm offenses—though discovered later—are indeed “related to” his January 6 activities, judicial resistance continues to impede justice.
In your esteemed capacity and with your extensive legal experience, I propose immediate and practical steps forward:
Immediate Administrative Clarification: Publicly clarify and affirm that the phrase “related to” in the context of these pardons includes Mr. Wilson’s situation and similarly situated defendants.
Emergency Review Panel: Establish a rapid-response advisory panel to address urgent cases and provide immediate clarification on pardons affected by judicial misinterpretation.
Public Statement and Advocacy: Issue a clear, public statement reaffirming President Trump’s intentions regarding the scope of these pardons, addressing the partisan mischaracterizations directly.
Your decisive involvement can correct this grave injustice swiftly and assert the fair and intended application of presidential authority, safeguarding constitutional rights from partisan distortion.
Thank you very much for your prompt attention and for considering these urgent recommendations. Your leadership is essential to ensuring justice and constitutional clarity. End the unnecessary suffering for Dan Wilson and others like him.
Respectfully,
Treniss J. Evans III
Condemned USA
As for Judge Friedrich, she has been a blatant activist against the J6 hostages. She has used her position and power to destroy the lives of the J6 defendants who came before her in her tarnished courtroom. To make sure her “legacy” of destruction and egregious punishment does not get tossed aside, she is not letting go of Dan Wilson. Her ego has taken a beating after President Trump annihilated all the hard work, she did in making sure that innocent Americans suffered the ultimate price, by the swipe of his pen.
Following Friedrich’s lead the other two judges assert that only the things that occurred at the Capitol and only on January 6th are within the scope of the pardon.
If this is not fought and won by Wilson and his legal team, then every J6 defendant that had charges stemming from their J6 case, could be facing the return to prison.
** You can help Dan Wilson here.
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