Guy Reffitt

Guy Wesley Reffitt is an American convicted felon who took part in the United States Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. He was a member of the Three Percenters and was the first defendant to be convicted at trial for the attack.

On August 1, 2022, Reffitt was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison with a $2,000 fine and three years of supervised release. He was to have a resentencing hearing as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Fischer v. United States.

On January 20, 2025, Reffitt was among the approximately 1,500 people pardoned for the events of January 6 by President Donald Trump.

Career and politics Reffitt had three children with his wife, former department store operations manager and stay-at-home mother Nicole; his younger daughter Peyton, son Jackson, and elder daughter Sarah. According to The Washington Post, he once fired a gun at the ground next to his wife. He became interested in Donald Trump at the start of the candidate's first presidential campaign in 2015, expressing interest in his books including Trump: The Art of the Deal. hosting an event for the militia's local branch at their home. He returned to Texas the following day. Jackson was interviewed on CNN the next week, stating that he had alerted the authorities of his father; he had moved out of the house and largely cut off communications with his family just before the interview as they had not known of this detail before the interview. Peyton later moved in with her older sister due to frequent panic attacks caused by the family falling out. The conviction followed a three-hour deliberation in which he pleaded not guilty. Within days of the Supreme Court's decision, Judge Friedrich began the process of scheduling new proceedings for Reffitt and others, noting that they would have resentencing hearings.

Pardon On January 20, 2025, Reffitt was pardoned by President Donald Trump, along with nearly every other participant in the Capitol attack. Immediately after this, his son Jackson, fearing for his life, bought a gun and changed his place of residence.

On January 6, 2026, Reffitt and his wife returned to the Capitol to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Capitol attack.

In popular culture Fatherland, a courtroom drama stage play based on the United States vs. Guy Wesley Reffitt case and Jackson's relationship with his father, directed by Stephen Sachs, debuted in 2024.

The Franco-German television channel Arte has dedicated a documentary to him, "Trump, My Father and Me," which explores the relationship between his son and Guy, covering the events of January 6th and the subsequent trial.