Politics & Government
Jan. 6 Rioters Will Be Blocked From State Jobs In IL, Pritzker Says
"No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government," Pritzker said in a recent letter.
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Gov. JB Pritzker has directed Illinois officials not to hire participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots for state jobs after President Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 people charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol attack.
“No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government,” Pritzker said Thursday in a letter to Department of Central Management Services Director Raven DeVaughn, which was published by NBC News.
Pritzker instructed DeVaughn to consider participation in the Jan. 6 riots to be "infamous and disgraceful conduct" requiring rejection for Illinois employment under the state personnel code.
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Those pardoned by Trump include 58 people from Illinois.
State Rep. Regan Deering, a Republican from the 88th District, called the move a political stunt.
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"If Pritzker actually cared about integrity, he wouldn’t just target people based on their political beliefs," Deering said in a news release.
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