Today, I Accepted a Pardon From President Biden

I wanted you to hear it first from me–today, I accepted a pardon from President Joe Biden, hours before he was scheduled to leave office.

I’m eternally grateful to President Joe Biden. Not just for this preemptive pardon, but for his leadership and service to this nation. Especially over the last four years. I wish this pardon weren’t necessary, but unfortunately, the political climate we are in now has made the need for one somewhat of a reality. I, like all other public servants, was just doing my job and upholding my oath. I will always honor that.

I did nothing wrong on January 6, 2021 or in the days after. But, the threat of a Donald Trump presidency is far too great to take any risk. Trump’s hand picked FBI Director has an enemies list. Trump’s supporters have pledged to go after me and my fellow officers. For the sake of my future and my family, I could not risk four years of constant harassment and attacks from the President and his cohort. It’s why I accepted the preemptive pardon today.

Just because I accepted today’s pardon, does not mean I am going away. In fact, this pardon will allow me to only increase my fight for our nation. January 6, 2021 was a frightening wake-up call that our democracy, the thing we hold so precious, can be taken from us if we don’t protect it. My fellow officers and I stood our ground, and because we did, our democracy is still standing.

And I still stand, and I continue to fight. It’s why I testified before the January 6th Committee, it is why I testified in two trials of Oath Keepers, it is why I ran for Congress, and it is why I am writing this Substack piece today.

I am standing my ground today not because I want something for me, but because I want accountability. I want the people responsible for that day, including Donald Trump, to pay a price, just like we paid a price.

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Always in service,

Harry