January 10, 2021, 10:07 am
Parler, the social media platform of Nazis, terrorists, and high-ranking Republican politicians, may be heading offline for a while after Amazon opted to boot the site off its web hosting for failure to moderate calls for violence—but before it goes, one prankster was doing their best to cobble together a list of names of people who were involved in the siege on the Capitol.
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According to screenshots posted to Twitter, an account called “WH Office of Pardon Attorney” (@WHPardonAttny) informed “patriots” who stormed the Capitol that President Trump was considering pardoning them before he left office — but he needed some info to get it done.
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“IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PARDON please respond below with just the following information,” the post read, going on to request each person’s name, city, and exactly what crimes they felt they needed to be pardoned from.
“The President needs this list by TUESDAY before the House can vote to impeach again. Please share this list to anyone who may need it, we are trying to stay off the [mainstream media] so that the left does not learn of the President’s plan,” it finished, signed by someone named Rosalind.
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Most people online are smart enough not to simply hand over information that clearly could lead to their arrest for federal crimes, but as we’ve seen over the past few days, not everyone who broke into the Capitol is thinking ahead.
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They neglected to cover their faces, they posted about their antics all over social media, and some even confessed to their crimes on camera. It is, unfortunately, entirely plausible that there are domestic terrorists who would — or did — willingly submit their information to this account, thinking Trump finally had their back.
The account and the post has since disappeared, possibly after the actual Justice Department had to issue a statement clarifying that @WHPardonAttny is not affiliated with the federal government in any way.
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Still, some are curious how many responses the post got before it was taken down (spoiler: yes, people actually posted their full addresses and crimes in response) — and others are half-jokingly trying to replicate it on Twitter.
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It’s unclear at this time whether the information submitted on Parler has been passed onto the FBI for investigation, but if you know of anyone who was involved, they’re always looking for tips.
*First Published: January 10, 2021, 10:07 am
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