Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Defendant Threatens Lawsuit If His Job Isn’t Reinstated At Kansas State University or Paid Back Pay Since He ‘Embarrassed’ the Government and Won His Case

A Jan. 6 insurrection defendant who was pardoned by President Donald Trump is now fighting to get his job back at Kansas State University with back pay years after school officials fired him. William Pope is one of hundreds of people whose criminal cases connected to the deadly Capitol attack were dismissed last week. Since his charges were dropped, he reached out to Kansas State University to demand that he be reinstated to his former position as a graduate teaching assistant. William Pope (Credit: U.S. Justice Department evidence photo) In his letter to the university’s president, Pope stated, “I WON MY CASE. There are now no felony or misdemeanor charges against me to prevent me from being employed by Kansas State University … and it’s time for the university to right this wrong.” He added that if his old position is not currently available, then he’ll settle for four years of back pay and three years of future equivalent pay to cover his educational expenses as he completes his dissertation. If the school doesn’t comply with either demand, Pope said that he is prepared to file a federal lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages alleging “wrongful termination” that “explicitly...