'We were wrong': Rioter who turned down pardon slams Trump's 'insult' to Capitol Police

An Idaho woman who was nicknamed "MAGA Granny" after being sentenced to 60 days in jail for her role in the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021, said she turned down President Donald Trump's pardon.

Pamela Hemphill, who was part of an anti-government group led by Ammon Bundy, apologized after being sentenced: "I fully regret everything I said and did at the Capitol."

In an interview with BBC this week, she said she would not accept Trump's pardon.

"We were wrong that day," she told the network. "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation."

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"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative."

Hemphill argued that Trump's government was trying to "rewrite history and I don't want to be part of that."

Trump issued roughly 1,500 pardons and 14 commutations for Jan. 6 rioters this week.