Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has barred individuals who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol building from holding state employment, despite President Donald Trump’s executive action last week that pardoned or commuted the majority of defendants’ sentences.
According to a written communication obtained by NBC News, Pritzker on Thursday directed the state’s Department of Central Management Services, its main hiring authority, to reject candidates who took part in the events of Jan. 6 by applying the state’s personnel code and considering any such participation “as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State.”
“These rioters attacked law enforcement officers protecting people in the Capitol, disrupted the peaceful transfer of power, and undermined bedrock principles of American democracy,” Pritzker wrote. “Our State workforce must reflect the values of Illinois and demonstrate honesty, integrity, and loyalty to serving the taxpayers. No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government.”
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