FAIRVIEW, Okla. (KFOR) — An Oklahoma woman who received a presidential pardon for her case tied to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack says she has no regrets. Dova Winegeart, of Fairview, was sentenced in December. A federal judge found her guilty of attempted destruction of federal property, a misdemeanor. Prosecutors used multiple photos placing Dova at the Capitol that day. Dova was sentenced to four months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release and a fine of $1,000. Dova is one of more than 1,500 January 6 defendants, 13 from Oklahoma, who saw their charges dismissed Monday through pardons issued by President Donald Trump. It was a campaign promise for the second-term president that received equal shares of pushback from Democrats and even some Republican lawmakers. The pardon covers violent and non-violent offenders. Dova and her husband, Terry, sat down with News 4 employees for an exclusive interview Wednesday, sharing her side of the story and the years-long path to a pardon she wasn’t sure would come. LOCAL NEWS: Oklahomans pardoned following Trump’s January 6 executive order “I did not think it was a guarantee because I really don't trust much with politicians,” said Dova Winegeart. “I've been disappointed way too many times.” The couple both described the process of fighting Dova’s initial charges and potential conviction as grueling. “It's been very trying,” said Terry Winegeart. “The angst and the stress, it's just been unbelievable. I mean, every day you’re always wondering what's going to happen, and then back and forth to D.C. for court and having to go to that place was not good.” News 4 employees asked the couple to explain why they went to D.C. on that January day in the first place. The couple says they originally went to a Stop the Steal rally in December, referring to a big point that drove protestors to the Capitol the following month in the first place. Protesters questioned former President Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump’s. "I wanted like to stand up and say, like, give us a chance,” said Dova Winegeart. “Like, let's look at everything and let's see who won this election.” The couple says they did not witness any violence directly that day but did note the smell of tear gas.  “We just walked up there,” said Terry Winegeart. “No, there was nobody. No barricades, no cops, no nothing.“ The crux for prosecutors, photos of Dova they said captured her swinging a metal-tipped wooden pole at a window of the federal building, breaking it. Dova says not all the details in that case are accurate. "I hit the door,” said Dova Winegeart. “I didn't never touch the window. No, and I didn't have any intent on breaking anything or breaking into the Capitol." Dova said she found the pole in a door and decided to use it for a photo opportunity showing that she was at the Capitol protesting. “I thought, oh, okay, there was a stick between the door handles, and I took it out, and I thought it would be, you know, like, hey, Terry, come take a picture of me, you know, in protest, hitting the door,” said Dova Winegeart. Dova denies that the pole was metal-tipped, describing the pole as a flagpole that had a string on the end of it. News 4 employees asked her if she thought it was strange the pole was stuck between door handles even though she says there was no violent activity. “Well, you know, in hindsight, you know, people are like, oh, we're, you know, locking them in there and we're going to burn it down or whatever,” said Dova Winegeart. “I'm like, oh, you guys stop, you know, that's stupid.” The Winegeart’s say they witnessed a lot of what some of their neighbors assumed they participated in from their hotel via videos, photos, and news coverage like the rest of the world. Federal investigators received tips that led to Dova’s arrest in 2022 in Fairview. “It feels awful,” said Dova Winegeart. “The person that originally contacted the FBI turned both of us in for just being there, not necessarily knowing anything about the door or, you know, specifics.” Dova says she doesn’t know how people who turned January 6 offenders can deal with what they did. “They need to be publicly shamed every day for doing that,” said Dova Winegeart. “I mean, not only did they just try to ruin my life, but my husband's life, our reputations, my business, my son's life. It’s shameful.” However, Dova says her family was ecstatic hearing Monday she would be pardoned. Her most recent court filing argued her sentence shouldn’t be carried out until Trump issued the pardons he’d promised and cited Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden. The Winegeart’s said, regardless of the pardon Dova has received, nothing can take away the emotional turmoil and upending of their lives over the past four years. "I don't know how it'll ever go away, and it's not like every moment of my day, you know,” said Dova Winegeart. “I mean, we have a very secure home, you know, security systems, cameras, everything. We're good, but the outside world—how do you rejoin it? Like you're a different person." The Winegeart’s said they’re currently planning out their next move, whether that be rebuilding their lives in their current community or moving on. Neither of them said they regret going to D.C. on January 6, saying that they didn’t do anything wrong. News 4 employees asked if they agree with critics of Trump’s decision to pardon violent offenders. The Winegeart’s both said they support full pardons for all individuals who received one.  Dova said she would like to thank the following individuals who have been helpful during her criminal proceedings: Bill Shipley & Ryan Marshall (Dova Winegart’s attorneys.) Cynthia Hughes (Patriot Freedom Project). Carol Stewart (January 6 offenders attorney). Tim Hale (January 6 offender). William Pope (January 6 offender).  Shawn Witzemann (January 6 offender). Eric Clark (January 6 offender).