Daniel Penny meets Donald Trump days after his acquittal in Jordan Neely’s subway death
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Daniel Penny, the former US Marine who was recently acquitted of the killing of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely, spent Saturday rubbing elbows with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance at the annual Army-Navy football game in Maryland. open image in gallery Donald Trump meets Daniel Penny, a former US Marine who was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 chokehold death of a man on a New York City subway train, at the Army-Navy football game in Maryland on December 14 “He was just threatening to kill people,” Penny told Fox Nation host Jeanine Pirro. open image in gallery JD Vance and Daniel Penny appear inside Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy football game in Maryland on December 14 “Daniel’s a good guy, and New York’s mob district attorney tried to ruin his life for having a backbone,” Vance wrote on X earlier this week. open image in gallery JD Vance invited Daniel Penny to join Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy football game During his trial, a GiveSendGo fundraiser for Penny's legal defense became the second most successful campaign in the site's history, raising more than $3 million, thanks in large part to right-wing support.