Elliot Resnick

Case Summary

At the time of the 2020 election, Elliot Resnick was the chief editor of The Jewish Press, a weekly newspaper serving the Orthodox Jewish community and based in New York City. On the day of the election, he tweeted that people should "vote and pray" and urged followers to "concentrate a great deal more on how to take back our culture." On Nov. 29, 2020, he tweeted; "When you’re prevented from watching as a half million votes are counted, it’s hard to have evidence. There probably isn’t much evidence that Stalin cheated to win elections either. That’s why there are supposed to be consequences when you flagrantly disobey election laws." In December of 2020, he wrote on Parler: "Simple question: When a party flagrantly ignores election laws, is there supposed to be zero consequences for that? Are we supposed to just say: Sorry, it’s too late, all the illegal votes have already been counted?" Resnick reportedly kept writing similar posts, despite any credible evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Two tipsters reached out to the FBI to alert them to Resnick's presence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, federal court records indicate. One of them provided a YouTube video and the other provided a Politico article which stated that Resnick was at the riot based on video footage. In various videos, Resnick can allegedly be seen moving among the crowd outside the Capitol and gesturing for others to follow, reaching up and grabbing the arm of a police officer using a chemical irritant at the time, entering the building and pulling other rioters inside after him. He wandered the building for about 50 minutes, the FBI alleges.

Case History

Resnick pleaded Guilty to the charge. Sentenced on 9/19/2024 to 4 Months of Imprisonment; 24 Months of supervised release; 4 months location monitoring; Special Assessment: $100; Restitution: $2,000; Fine: $8,539. Resnick received a full pardon on January 20, 2025

Sources

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