Trump-pardoned rioter arrested for threats against federal judges
A man Trump pardoned for January 6 was arrested for posting threats to execute federal judges.
Cleveland Meredith from North Carolina was arrested Monday over a Facebook post from April. It allegedly read: 'ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be EXECUTED!'.
Last month, prosecutors say he posted more threats. These followed the midterm elections.
They included messages about 'firing squads' and calling the election an 'absolute MASSACRE'. Federal prosecutors say his messages were true threats of violence.
They show a pattern of violent online messages lasting at least sixteen months. Meredith was previously sentenced to 28 months in 2021 for threatening to shoot then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Trump pardoned him on his first day back in office in 2025. This was part of a mass clemency covering nearly 1,600 individuals involved in the Capitol attack.
Why it mattersThis shows a serious pattern. A recently pardoned January 6 participant has quickly reoffended. It raises questions about broad clemency orders.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect, though the case illustrates US political tensions between the Trump administration and the judiciary over January 6 accountability.
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