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Buzz Feed
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Mike Pence Writes Viral Letter To Jan. 6 Rioter
Pamela Hemphill, nicknamed "MAGA granny," was one of many January 6 rioters charged for participating in the infamous Capitol riot back in 2021. Earlier this year, Hemphill went viral for being the only January 6 rioter to "formally refuse and block" Donald Trump's presidential pardon, who offered pardons to every person charged or convicted for their actions on Jan. 6. "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation...I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative," Hemphill told the BBC in January. Well, recently, Trump's estranged former Vice President Mike Pence — who was threatened by rioters during January 6 — penned a letter to Hemphill commending her for her decision to reject Trump's pardon and accept legal consequences. Written on June 2, Mike Pence addressed the letter "Dear Pamela": He then went on to speak about his own actions on January 6... And expressed his deep respect for her decision. Some people online expressed their gratitude to Hemphill for her "growth and effort" in admitting her mistakes. While others praised Pence's words: "I probably disagree with most everything that Pence believes, but ok this, I wholeheartedly agree and share his admiration for your principled stance," another person wrote in response to the letter. "This is it right here. My respect for VP Pence continues to grow in the face of others who have compromised (and Pam is to be commended too!)," another person agreed. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments.
Glasgow Times
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Greg Hemphill news, interviews and updates on the actor
Hemphill was born in Springburn and spent much of his childhood in Canada before returning to Glasgow when he was 18 to study at the University of Glasgow in 1988. He first made waves with Kiernan with their sketch show Chewin' the Fat, which he co-wrote and performed. Read on for all the latest Greg Hemphill news, interviews and updates. Latest Greg Hemphill news As reported by the Glasgow Times, here is a selection of the latest Greg Hemphill news stories. Still Game star makes exciting career announcement Scot Squad and Still Game stars take the plunge for new series Still Game's Jack and Victor to meet fans in Glasgow How old is Greg Hemphill? Hemphill is 55 years old. He was born in Springburn, Glasgow, on December 14, 1969. Greg Hemphill's wife Greg Hemphill is married to actress Julie Wilson Nimmo and they have two sons together. Nimmo is famous for playing Miss Hoolie in Balamory. Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo (Image: BBC) They renewed their vows earlier this year after being married for 25 years. The couple announced on Instagram in May that they are releasing a book titled Jules & Greg's Wild Swim: The deep dive companion to the hit TV series. The book has been described as an accessible guide for anyone who is interested in wild swimming. What TV shows has Greg Hemphill been in? Hemphill is well known as the co-creator of Still Game and Chewin the Fat. He also wrote and directed the 2014 comedy Gasping, which received the Best Short Film nomination at the BAFTA Award Scotland. Last year, he appeared in a six-part sitcom called Dinosaur, which was shot in Glasgow. It tells the story of an autistic woman whose sister gets engaged after only six weeks. Greg Hemphill Deadpool Greg Hemphill played a barman in the film Deadpool & Wolverine. In the trailer, his character says to Wolverine: 'I told you, you're not welcome here, you're not welcome anywhere. Now get the f*** out of my bar.' Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan Hemphill and Kiernan created the iconic Still Game as a one-act stage play in 1997. The comedy duo played pensioners Jack Jarvis and Victor McDaid, characters based on their wildly popular series, Chewin' The Fat. Still Game's Jack and Victor (Image: Archives) Still Game was picked up originally as a six-part series on BBC Scotland. It ran from 2002 to 2007, before returning after a nine-year break for three more series from 2016 to 2019. Kiernan and Hemphill appeared in The All-Star Euros Sketch Show in 2024 alongside Two Doors Down's Jonathan Watson and Grado. The special one-off show involved sketches that mixed audience favourites with brand-new characters to get viewers excited for the Euros 2024 last summer. Will Still Game return? Ford Kiernan, who played Jack Jarvis, confirmed in a social media post that 'no film' is being created. This comes after rumours were circulated that the iconic sitcom will be returning as a 'film'. Kiernan addressed the rumour, calling it 'crap' in a TikTok video.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
"It's All A Lie": Convicted Jan. 6 Rioter "MAGA Granny" Opened Up About Turning Down Trump's Pardon
Pamela Hemphill — a self-described 'ex-MAGA Granny' who was convicted for her role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack — said Tuesday that she declined President Donald Trump's pardon because she didn't want to be part of his 'narrative.' Hemphill — in an interview with CNN's Pamela Brown — pointed to Trump's talk of a 'weaponization' of the Justice Department, adding that other convicted rioters have since tagged along and claimed they weren't allowed due process. Related: A Republican's Response To A "Tax The Rich" Chant At His Town Hall Is Going Viral 'And it's all a lie,' said Hemphill, who spent two months in a federal prison and remains on probation for participating in the riot. She's one of 1,500 people the president pardoned on his first day in office for their roles in the attack. Among those who received pardons were hundreds of rioters convicted of assaulting officers, roughly 1,000 nonviolent offenders, and around 200 people accused of assaulting police. Their cases are pending. A number of those pardoned have since been rearrested. Hemphill has distanced herself from her unofficial 'MAGA' moniker and hit back at Trump in 2023 for 'using' her cancer battle in a Truth Social post. On Tuesday, she emphasized that she had due process and was ultimately 'guilty' of her crimes. Related: "I Am So Torn With What You Are Doing" — 11 Posts From MAGA Business Owners Who Are So Close To Getting It 'I'm not going to be a part of Trump's lying narrative, and plus, you know, it'd be a slap [to] the Capitol police officers, the rule of law,' she said. 'No, I couldn't dare live with myself taking a pardon. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.' Hemphill — when asked how she's 'done a 180' since the insurrection — said she noticed social media users in a Jan. 6 group on X, formerly Twitter, 'playing the victim role' and felt like people had 'gaslighted' her using disinformation. 'So, I just discovered one lie after another, and I thought 'this narrative is false,'' said Hemphill, noting that she started a separate J6 'gaslighting' group where she uncovered a number of claims she later learned to be false. 'I thought, 'You know, this is insane. I'm done. I'm done with these people. And I'm going to do my own research,'' she added. She explained that she 'didn't realize a president could ever become a cult leader' and realized through leading cult expert Steven Hassan's 2019 book on Trump that she was in a cult. Hemphill stressed that there was 'nothing I could lose' by being honest and pushing back against Trump. 'It doesn't matter,' she said. 'The cost of continuing to lie or be dishonest with yourself, it's not worth it. It's not worth — anything they want to do to me, it's OK. I'm not worried about nothing.' You can watch the full interview below. This article originally appeared on HuffPost. Also in In the News: People Can't Believe This "Disgusting" Donald Trump Jr. Post About Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Is Real Also in In the News: One Body Language Expert Spotted Something Very Telling When Donald Trump "Held His Own Hand" At His Recent Press Conference Also in In the News: Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz "Tampon Tim," And The Backlash From Women Is Too Good Not To Share
Buzz Feed
04-06-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Capitol Rioter Speaks Out: 'It Was All A Lie'
Pamela Hemphill — a self-described 'ex-MAGA Granny' who was convicted for her role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack — said Tuesday that she declined President Donald Trump 's pardon because she didn't want to be part of his 'narrative.' Hemphill — in an interview with CNN 's Pamela Brown — pointed to Trump's talk of a 'weaponization' of the Justice Department, adding that other convicted rioters have since tagged along and claimed they weren't allowed due process. 'And it's all a lie,' said Hemphill, who spent two months in a federal prison and remains on probation for participating in the riot. She's one of 1,500 people the president pardoned on his first day in office for their roles in the attack. Among those who received pardons were hundreds of rioters convicted of assaulting officers, roughly 1,000 nonviolent offenders, and around 200 people accused of assaulting police. Their cases are pending. A number of those pardoned have since been rearrested. Hemphill has distanced herself from her unofficial 'MAGA' moniker and hit back at Trump in 2023 for 'using' her cancer battle in a Truth Social post. On Tuesday, she emphasized that she had due process and was ultimately 'guilty' of her crimes. 'I'm not going to be a part of Trump's lying narrative, and plus, you know, it'd be a slap [to] the Capitol police officers, the rule of law,' she said. 'No, I couldn't dare live with myself taking a pardon. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.' Hemphill — when asked how she's 'done a 180' since the insurrection — said she noticed social media users in a Jan. 6 group on X, formerly Twitter, 'playing the victim role' and felt like people had 'gaslighted' her using disinformation. 'So, I just discovered one lie after another, and I thought 'this narrative is false,'' said Hemphill, noting that she started a separate J6 'gaslighting' group where she uncovered a number of claims she later learned to be false. 'I thought, 'You know, this is insane. I'm done. I'm done with these people. And I'm going to do my own research,'' she added. She explained that she 'didn't realize a president could ever become a cult leader' and realized through leading cult expert Steven Hassan's 2019 book on Trump that she was in a cult. Hemphill stressed that there was 'nothing I could lose' by being honest and pushing back against Trump. 'It doesn't matter,' she said. 'The cost of continuing to lie or be dishonest with yourself, it's not worth it. It's not worth — anything they want to do to me, it's OK. I'm not worried about nothing.'
The Herald Scotland
04-06-2025
- General
- The Herald Scotland
Capitol rioter Pamela Hemphill rejects Trump's Jan. 6 pardon
"I don't want to be a part of their narrative," she told USA TODAY about why she didn't accept the pardon. "And then, of course, it's a slap in the face to the Capitol police officers and to our rule of law." On Jan. 6, 2021, Hemphill was among the thousands of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., to protest the 2020 presidential election results. She pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol building and was sentenced to two months in jail, 36 months of probation and $500 restitution. On Jan. 20, Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in the Capitol attack. In an April 2 letter to Sen. Risch that Hemphill shared with USA TODAY, the Pardon Attorney's office said it noted her "non-acceptance" of the pardon. "Our Office will not issue Ms. Hemphill a certificate of pardon and will refrain from requesting any notation of pardon on her criminal history record," the letter says. A spokesperson for Sen. Risch said the senator's office regularly assists constituents with matters pertaining to federal agencies and declined to reveal additional details about Hemphill's case. The Office of the Pardon Attorney and the White House did not immediately respond to request for comment. 'It was not OK that day' The 72-year-old said she pursued formally turning down the pardon because she wanted to be honest. "How could I live my life knowing that I was guilty and then I took that pardon?" she said. "It's kind of like a message that it was OK that day - it was not OK that day. That was the worst day of my life." She said choosing to speak out against Trump's Jan. 6 pardons has been difficult at times, citing backlash she's received from some Trump supporters. But "it's been worth it to know that maybe there's another Pam out there that might listen to me and and get away from the MAGA call," she said. "The benefits of being honest with yourself outweigh any of the smear campaigns you might get or the backlash, because you sleep good at night," she said. "It's inner peace." Hemphill said she started to reconsider her support of Trump about six months after she was released from prison in 2022. "It's been a gradual process, it's not like I had a white light experience," she said. Since then, Hemphill has spoken out against Trump and his narrative surrounding the Capitol attack. She also voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Can a presidential pardon be rejected? How Capitol rioter turned it down According to the Constitution, a pardon can be rejected by the person it is tendered to. After Trump issued pardons for the Jan. 6 defendants, Hemphill said she initially wrote a letter to the Office of the Pardon Attorney asking to not be included in the act. Sen. Risch's office helped her file the correct paperwork, she said, and about a month later they received the formal letter acknowledging her "non-acceptance" of the pardon. Jason Riddle, a New Hampshire man who served 90 days in jail for participation in the attack, said in January that he also rejected the pardon, according to New Hampshire Public Radio. It's unclear whether any other individuals charged in the riot have turned down Trump's pardon. Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
