A Jan 6 rioter convicted of assaulting police scored a visit to the White House

[douglas9]

Just months after being freed through a pardon from President Trump, two men convicted of felonies for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol scored visits to the secure grounds of the White House.

During their visit, the men took turns posing for pictures and videos behind the lectern in the White House press briefing room.

“Thank you so much President Trump, if you’re seeing this, we appreciate you setting us free,” said Shane Jenkins, in a video he posted on social media.

Jenkins, who had a criminal record before Jan. 6, was sentenced to seven years in prison for assaulting police protecting the Capitol and using a metal tomahawk to try to smash a window. The day after the attack, Jenkins wrote in a text message, “I have murder in my heart and my head.”

“Never would have thought in only a few short months I would be going from the big house to the White House,” said another pardoned Jan. 6 defendant, Dominic Box, who also recorded a video from the briefing room.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/national/2025/05/21/522002/a-jan-6-rioter-convicted-of-assaulting-police-scored-a-visit-to-the-white-house/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/shane-jenkins-january-6-white-house-20340702.php

[johnnyfins]

1. Absolutely DISGUSTING

[John1956PA]

2. The Administration has not revealed how the visit came about or what its purpose was.

The Chonicle story reports that one of the two pardoned visitors got to see the Situation Room and the Oval Office.

What an honor to be in the White House," Jenkins said in the video, noting that he was able to see the Oval Office, the Roosevelt Room and the Situation Room. "What a blessing it is to be here ... from the 'Big House' to the White House in just about 120 days."