21 Facts About Pamela Hemphill

Pamela Hemphill is an American former Trump supporter who took part in the United States Capitol attack on January 6,2021.

Pamela Hemphill was nicknamed the "MAGA Granny" in reference to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan by social media users following the attack.

Pamela Hemphill was convicted and sentenced in 2022 to 60 days in prison with 36 months of probation and $500 restitution for one count of demonstrating, picketing or parading in a Capitol building, to which she had pleaded guilty.

Pamela Hemphill voted in the 2008 election for Barack Obama, the only time she had voted for a Democrat before the attack; she has stated that she usually voted for whoever her mostly Republican-supporting family recommended.

Pamela Hemphill voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, though she had not been to any of his rallies in person before January 6, instead watching them on television.

Pamela Hemphill was involved in the Idaho Statehouse protest in 2020, which had resulted in glass in a door being shattered.

Pamela Hemphill was being treated for breast cancer at the time of the riot, having undergone surgery for the condition a few weeks prior.

Pamela Hemphill arrived at the "Stop the Steal" rally on the Ellipse late; she heard from different people that Trump would go to the Capitol with a crowd to protest the certification of votes that would finalize President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.

Pamela Hemphill brought a selfie stick to record the event with her phone.

Pamela Hemphill pushed past police lines three times as the attack began.

Pamela Hemphill was filmed asking for assistance from police after being in the crowd, stating that she had "had surgery," before going to the doors of the capital, disobeying the officer who had told her to rest by a gate.

Pamela Hemphill pleaded guilty to one count of demonstrating, picketing or parading in a Capitol building, and apologized for "everything [she] said and did at the Capitol".

Pamela Hemphill was sentenced by US District Senior Judge Royce Lamberth on May 24,2022, to 60 days in prison with 36 months of probation and $500 restitution.

Pamela Hemphill served her sentence at a federal prison in Dublin, California, in July and August 2022.

Pamela Hemphill has stated that she changed her mind on Trump in April 2023, around the time of her 70th birthday, though began to doubt his election claims during her time in prison.

Pamela Hemphill has credited multiple causes for this change; she participated in discussions about the Capitol riot on Twitter spaces, exposing her to facts about the riot and the 2020 election, and her family staged a political intervention which she said changed her mind on Trump.

In June 2023 Donald Trump responded to a post on Truth Social claiming that Pamela Hemphill would have to spend more time in jail than Hunter Biden, writing the word "horrible".

Pamela Hemphill was interviewed by The Daily Beast, to which she stated that she had broken from "the Trump cult" three months prior.

Pamela Hemphill described herself as an "ex-MAGA Granny" on social media.

Pamela Hemphill voted for Joe Biden in the 2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary while living in Summerville, South Carolina, and later supported Kamala Harris when Biden withdrew from the election.

Pamela Hemphill stated on January 13,2025, after the 2024 United States presidential election, that she would "refuse a pardon from felon Trump" once he took office, referencing Trump's announcement that he would pardon those convicted for January 6-related crimes.