January 6 Rioter Luke Hoffman ‘Thankful’ for Trump Pardon, Defends Actions

Luke Hoffman, one of many almost 1,500 January 6 rioters pardoned by Donald Trump, is feeling “thankful” following the manager order … and has no plans to apologize for his position within the tried coup.

We caught up with Luke on “TMZ Live” Tuesday, lower than a day after POTUS used his freshly restored govt powers to pardon his supporters who stormed the Capitol 4 years in the past.

Luke — who pled responsible to assaulting regulation enforcement throughout the incident — says he’s “very grateful” to get dwelling to his household, with the hope of returning to his on a regular basis life.

He does have a message for many who view him critically within the aftermath of the takeover try … telling us perspective is every little thing.

As he sees it … he was merely performing in self-defense of himself and his spouse on January 6, declaring you needed to be there to totally perceive the state of affairs.

He provides … “Things aren’t just as simple as a narrative that’s given. Things can happen in a certain way … I think things will come out in time.”

Luke says there are 2 sides to each story — although, he admits he can solely communicate from his personal expertise, as he would not sustain with the opposite January 6 riot instances — and he says he would not watch protection or use social media.

Luke encourages critics to let January 6 rioters inform their very own tales … and to not be swayed by what’s circulating on-line.