Trump recently pardoned Huttle for a minor offense connected to the Capitol incident, which brought his past to the attention of the country.
Huttle pleaded guilty to accessing a prohibited building in 2023 and was given a six-month jail term. On January 6, 2021, he and his uncle,
Dale Huttle, had driven to Washington, D.C., to join the pro-Trump demonstration that resulted in the Capitol being stormed. Dale Huttle was subsequently charged for encouraging his nephew,
We ought to bum rush the Capitol building!” and assaulting a police officer with a flagpole that had an upside-down American flag, according to The Independent.
According to court documents, Huttle entered the Capitol for 16 minutes and took video throughout that period. In a court document at the time, Andrew Hemmer, Huttle’s defense lawyer, said,
