CNN's Anderson Cooper expressed astonishment after learning a pardoned rioter involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection may have predicted receiving a payoff from the Trump administration. Cooper discussed the case of Edward Kelly, one of the first rioters to breach the Capitol, and Andrew Paul Johnson. Kelly was convicted in 2024 for plotting to kill the FBI agents who investigated him after Jan. 6 and is serving a life sentence. Johnson, pardoned by Trump, was later arrested on child sex abuse charges. Authorities say Johnson attempted to silence a victim with a $10 million payment, which he described as 'restitution' for his Jan. 6 participation. This caught Cooper's attention given the Trump Department of Justice's creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate allies claiming wrongful prosecution by the Biden administration. Leaked guidelines for the fund state the federal government won't be liable for crimes after funds are disbursed. Cooper questioned if Johnson could actually receive money from the fund.