A January 6 rioter is building a mini village in Texas which will serve as a “safe space” and home for up to ten fellow agitators who descended on Washington D.C. in 2021.
Jenny McCombs, who was sentenced to two months’ probation and fined $5,500 for her involvement in the raid on the U.S. Capitol, is looking to raise half a million dollars in a bid to construct five houses around her 11-acre farm, which is currently a bed and breakfast.
So far she has raised $55,000, more than half of the $100,000 requested, and says the first two homes are already being constructed. Jan. 6 rioters will get to stay in these homes for free.
McCombs, 40, and her husband Doug believe the “J6 Road Home” sanctuary could allow a handful of rioters to “find healing” after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump.
“Doug and Jenny have worked tirelessly to create a supportive network of local business owners, guests, and patrons eager to employ and mentor the J6 defendants,” the website states. “This network aims to provide them with opportunities to reestablish themselves in a welcoming, conservative, and patriotic community.”
“This project represents not just a fresh start for those in need but also a beacon of hope and redemption,” it adds.
In a separate interview with the Daily Mail’s online section, McCombs said her property will allow rioters to spend three months finding their way back to a more normal life.
“A lot have lost their ability to make an income, [but] I think everyone deserves a second chance,” she said. “Life shouldn’t be dictated by one day.”
At the time she spoke to the news outlet, McCombs said she already had two men booked in to stay at her residency.
“We think we’ll be full soon. I plan on cooking for all of them, I’m an excellent cook.”
McCombs was one of some 1,500 rioters who entered the Capitol and faced criminal charges, before President Donald Trump’s pardons came into action on his first day in office.
She is unlikely to be able to house all 1,500 men and women within the next few years.
McCombs told the newspaper she did not regret storming into the restricted building and spending 19 minutes indoors, despite pleading guilty and being pictured live-streaming the scenes with her smartphone and a Trump flag around her neck.
“A presidential pardon won’t have a big effect on my life, but it’s a big thing [for others],” she said.
She also explained how she suffered deep psychological distress before divine intervention prompted her to open her property up to other formerly convicted criminals.
The website itself makes this point in crystalline terms: “Doug and Jenny have been blessed with 11 beautiful acres in the Texas Hill Country, a place they believe God led them to for a greater purpose: To hire, feed, and house January 6th defendants as they transition out of prison and rebuild their lives.”
It also boasts several partner organizations on its website. This includes the ‘Old Glory Bank,’ which self-describes as a ‘pro-America’ bank with no links to Wall Street, the ‘American Gulag Chronicles,’ a book series which shares letters from U.S. prisons, and an organization named ‘The Original Stop Hate,’ which defends far-right militia groups such as the Oath Keepers and exploits the yellow ribbon most commonly associated with campaigns to release Israeli hostages to advocate for ‘J6ERS.
The J6 Road Home website also contains a box stating employers in Texas are willing to hire Capitol rioters “regardless of what criminal record they may now have.”
