Meet Pam Hemphill, the 71-Year-Old Insurrectionist Rejecting Trump’s Pardon

Taking a pardon, Pam Hemphill said, “would be a slap in the face to the Capitol Police, the rule of law, and to our nation.”

Pam Hemphill feels that she should not have received a pardon. Photograph: Matt Kelley/AP

Before Pamela Hemphill joined thousands of others at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, she posted a photo of herself on Facebook in her living room holding a giant, plastic firearm. “Happy New Year!” the post read. “On my way to Washington DC, January 6th!”

Once there,…