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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue May 19, 2026, 09:43 AM 22 hrs ago

Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say

amanda moore 🐢
‪@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social‬

In November I broke this story about Andrew Paul Johnson, a pardoned J6er who molested children and used the promise of reparations to bribe his victims silence.

‪amanda moore 🐢‬
‪@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social‬
· 6mo

Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.

Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.

Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
4:48 PM · May 18, 2026

In November I broke this story about Andrew Paul Johnson, a pardoned J6er who molested children and used the promise of reparations to bribe his victims silence.

amanda moore 🐢 (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T20:48:35.589Z


amanda moore 🐢
‪@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social‬

Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.

Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.

Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
9:44 PM · Nov 17, 2025

Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.

Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.

amanda moore 🐢 (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) 2025-11-18T02:44:11.529Z
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Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 22 hrs ago OP
Must be what Senator Van Hollen referred to today Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 15 hrs ago #1
Yes. I noticed when he said that. NT mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago #2

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,429 posts)
1. Must be what Senator Van Hollen referred to today
Tue May 19, 2026, 05:29 PM
15 hrs ago

VAN HOLLEN: An individual who was pardoned by Trump went on to molest 2 children, & he tried to buy their silence by saying he would give them funds from your slush fund. Can you commit to not making that person eligible for a payout?

BLANCHE: You're obviously lying

V: I am reporting what he said

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-19T14:05:35.693Z

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