Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan.
Soon after being sworn-in on Monday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation granting clemency to more than 1,500 charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. It had long been expected that Trump would grant clemency to many Jan.
A Texas woman was sentenced to prison on Friday after she pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges related to her conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.
The Jan. 6 defendants who received clemency included those convicted of violent and serious crimes, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. Mr. Trump also ordered the attorney general to dismiss all pending indictments related to the Capitol riot.
Trump has repeatedly referred to convicted criminals of both violent and nonviolent offenses related to Jan. 6 as “hostages.”
Their sentences for seditious conspiracy over the January 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by Donald Trump.
Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes, leaders of extremist groups, released after Trump commutes sentences for January 6 Capitol attack.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Donald Trump.
More than 200 people convicted of crimes in the Capitol riot were released from federal prison custody by Tuesday morning, officials said.
Roughly 40 North Texas residents are among those who received pardons from President Donald Trump in connection to charges stemming from rioting at the
One of the men released, Christopher Grider, helped break the glass doors at the Speaker’s Lobby, which led to the deadly shooting of Ashli Babbitt.