In the U.S., a police officer shot and killed a Capitol stormer pardoned by Trump

Pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, a participant in the storming of the Capitol was shot by a police officer. This was reported on January 28 by the TV channel ABC7 with reference to the local law enforcement authorities.

There noted that a sheriff's deputy in the state of Indiana shot 42-year-old Matthew W. Huttle as a result of a conflict: the police officer stopped the car of the participant of the storm on Sunday, January 26, and tried to arrest the man, but he resisted.

It is specified that Huttle had a weapon, but what exactly led to the shooting - it is unknown.

In addition, it is noted that a few days ago he was pardoned by Trump.

Earlier, on January 26, US Senator Lindsey Graham (included in the Russian Federation in the list of terrorists and extremists) condemned Trump's decision to pardon those convicted of storming the Capitol. According to the politician, this could lead to a review of the President's right to pardon.

Prior to that, on January 20, CNN reported that the American president plans to pardon those convicted of crimes not related to the use of force and harm to people, as well as commute the sentence of others accused of storming the Capitol. In December 2024, Trump promised that he would prioritize the pardon process for most of those involved in the assault after his inauguration.

On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters stormed the congressional building to prevent the approval of the results of the November 2020 presidential election, which was won by Joe Biden. The riots left five people dead, including a police officer.

Subsequently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened more than 160 criminal cases. In turn, the acting prosecutor of the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin admitted that the number of open cases could reach several hundred.