As a result of the “full, complete and unconditional pardon,” President Trump issued on January 20th, about 1,500 people will be pardoned of their charges or dismissed of their indictments in relation to the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. One of which was failed Eureka Union School Board candidate, Dane Thompson.

While Thompson had yet to be convicted, Trump’s blanket pardon also dismisses charged individuals from all pending indictments. As stated in the official White House proclamation from President Trump, 

“I further direct the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice to the government of all pending indictments against individuals for their conduct related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.” 

Thompson, 45, ran to be a member of the Eureka Union School Board this November, with signs cropping up all around Granite Bay’s busiest streets endorsing his nomination for the school board. 

Thompson was endorsed by the Placer County Republican Office; the office did not respond to the Gazette when asked to comment on the reason for the endorsement. 

While Thompson never won his campaign, his career in local politics came to an abrupt halt when he was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on November 22nd, last year. Thompson was released from custody shortly after his arrest on a $25,000 bail in late November. 

Prior to Trump’s inauguration, Thompson awaited his trial date, which was to take place on March 4 in Washington D.C. Thompson had been charged in court on the following accounts: felony offenses of assaulting an officer, civil disorder and an additional five misdemeanor offenses. 

Thompson’s release through pardon was contingent on whether or not Trump would pardon only non-violent offenders; he was among those involved in a violent breach of police lines on the West Plaza at the Capitol, as seen through openly sourced body-worn cameras.

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