Pardoned Jan. 6 Defendant Still in Custody in Canada
Above: The US House Select Committee. toInvestigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the US Capitol holds its third public hearing on June 16, 2022. Image copyright: Oliver Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
This is part of a petty political vendetta against Donald Trump that ultimately threatens the rights of an innocent US citizen. It is unacceptable that Trudeau and his allies have held Antony Vo hostage in a detention center despite his pardon status and willingness to return home.
Anti-Trump narrative
This development has nothing to do with politics, but everything to do with protocols. Antony Wo entered Canada as a fugitive from the US, and Canada must evaluate all cases such as his. That Trump pardoned him and his indictment has been dismissed in America means little to a sovereign nation like Canada, which must still uphold its own security.
