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.
Trump has repeatedly referred to convicted criminals of both violent and nonviolent offenses related to Jan. 6 as “hostages.”
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.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former leader of the Proud Boys and the founder of the Oath Keepers have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order from President Donald Trump benefiting more than 1,500 defendants.
Rhodes, the founder and leader of the national extremist and militia group Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 25, 2023. He was convicted of seditious conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents and proceedings, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, and Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys, have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.
The highest-profile defendant of the Capitol riot from North Texas left prison after President Donald Trump granted clemency to hundreds of January 6 defendants.
The president issued a broad pardon for more than 1,500 defendants, including some who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers.
The implications are clear,” said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University historian. “Trump will go to great lengths to protect those who act in his name. This is the culmination
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.
More than 200 people convicted of crimes in the Capitol riot were released from federal prison custody by Tuesday morning, officials said.