Trump Pardons or Commutes Terms of All Jan. 6 Rioters
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On the evening of Jan. 20—the first day of his second term—President Trump issued a proclamation commuting the sentences of 14 named individuals convicted of crimes stemming from the Jan. 6 riots, and granting full pardons to all others convicted in connection with that event—more than 1,200 people.
He also ordered that all “who are currently held in prison [should be] released immediately,” and directed the Attorney General “to pursue dismissal with prejudice to the government of all pending indictments” in such cases. The Department of Justice has previously reported that there are approximately 300 such individuals, about 180 of whom are facing charges of assaulting or impeding police officers.
The 14 individuals whose sentences were commuted—including Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes, who had been serving an 18-year sentence of imprisonment—were all charged with seditious conspiracy, though several of them had not been convicted of that offense. Moreover, some people who were convicted of seditious conspiracy—such as the former head of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, who had been serving a 22-year sentence—is not listed among the 14. According to the proclamation, then, Tarrio appears to be receiving a full pardon.
You can read the order here or below:
