>From <a href="http://claude.ai">claude.ai</a><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Gary:</div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:0.9375rem;letter-spacing:-0.4px;white-space:pre-wrap">Can the pardoned January sixth insurrectionists now be sued in civil court?</span><div dir="auto"><div style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;padding-top:0.125rem;padding-bottom:0.125rem;font-size:0.9375rem;line-height:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.4px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(61,57,41)"><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap" dir="auto"><br></p><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap" dir="auto">Claude: <div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Yes, the January 6th participants who received presidential pardons can still face civil lawsuits. A pardon only protects against federal criminal prosecution - it doesn't shield someone from civil liability or state criminal charges. Several civil lawsuits are already proceeding against various January 6th participants</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Gary: <div style="font-family:-webkit-standard"><div style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;padding-top:0.125rem;padding-bottom:0.125rem;font-size:0.9375rem;line-height:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.4px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:rgb(61,57,41)"><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:-webkit-standard">Could they be tried in dc criminal court?</p><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:-webkit-standard"><br></p><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:-webkit-standard" dir="auto">Claude: <div style="font-family:-webkit-standard"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Yes. A presidential pardon only applies to federal crimes, not state or local criminal charges. DC criminal courts operate independently of the federal system and could pursue charges.</span></div></p></div></div></span></div></p></div></div></div>