President Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 prisoners, orders immediate release

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Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Harry Fogle (Video Editor)

President Donald Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 people who were charged, arrested and jailed for crimes related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The order grants full, complete and unconditional pardons to most of those convicted in connection with the riot, including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who had been sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy.

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The executive action also called for the Department of Justice to cease pending prosecutions related to the events of Jan. 6. Trump instructed the Bureau of Prisons to facilitate the immediate release of those covered by the pardon.

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The Department of Justice had charged roughly 1,600 individuals in connection with the Capitol riot.

While most of them received pardons, 14 received commutations, a lesser form of clemency that allows for immediate release but leaves felony convictions on their records. One of those commuted was Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers.

The sweeping pardons align with Trump’s long-standing calls for the release of Jan. 6 prisoners, whom he has referred to as “hostages,” “patriots” and “victims of political persecution.”

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned the pardons, calling them “an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, Congress, and the Constitution.”

A CBS poll released this month showed that 72% of Republicans and 41% of Democrats supported pardons for those involved in the Jan. 6 riot.

Tags: Capitol Hill, Capitol Police, Capitol riots, Donald Trump, Pardon

PRESIDENT TRUMP PARDONED ROUGHLY 15 HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO WERE CHARGED, ARRESTED, AND JAILED FOR JANUARY SIXTH RELATED CRIMES.

“ we have a list of pardons and commutations relating to events that occurred on january 6 2021.”

“How many people is this?”

“This order will apply to approximately 1500 people sir.”

“This is January 6, the hostages, approximately 1500 for a pardon, full pardon!”

IN ONE OF HIS FIRST ACTIONS AS THE 47TH PRESIDENT –

TRUMP HAS GRANTED CLEMENCY – INCLUDING “FULL, COMPLETE, AND UNCONDITIONAL” PARDONS FOR JANUARY SIXTH PRISONERS.

AMONG THOSE THAT ARE NOW FREED –

“ENRIQUE TARRIO” – THE FORMER NATIONAL LEADER OF THE PROUD BOYS – WHO WAS SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS BEHIND BARS FOR “SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY”.

THE ORDER ALSO CALLED ON THE DOJ TO SHUT DOWN ITS PENDING PROSECUTIONS OF OTHER JANUARY SIXTH RELATED CRIMES.

TRUMP ASKED THE BUREAU OF PRISONS TO FACILITATE THE RELEASES IMMEDIATELY.

THE DOJ HAD CHARGED ABOUT 16 HUNDRED PEOPLE FOR HAVING A ROLE IN THE JANUARY SIXTH CAPITOL RIOT.

WHILE MOST WERE GRANTED PARDONS –

14 PEOPLE RECEIVED COMMUTATIONS.

WHICH IS A LESSER FORM OF CLEMENCY.

IT WILL STILL ALLOW FOR THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISON IMMEDIATELY –

BUT THEY WILL HAVE FELONY CONVICTIONS ON THEIR RECORDS.

ONE OF THOSE 14 PEOPLE INCLUDES ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE JANUARY SIXTH CASE – OF STEWARD RHODES –

THE FOUNDER OF THE GROUP “OATH KEEPERS.”

THIS NEARLY-BLANKET PARDON ALIGNS WITH TRUMP’S CALLS FOR THE PRISONERS’ RELEASE THAT HE MADE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL –

REFERRING TO THE PRISONERS AS “HOSTAGES” “PATRIOTS” AND “VICTIMS OF POLITICAL PERSECUTION.”

FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI DISAGREES –

CONDEMNING THE PRESIDENT’S PARDON –

SAYING “The President’s actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, the Congress and the Constitution. Despite the President’s decision, we must always remember the extraordinary courage and valor of the law enforcement heroes who stood in the breach and ensured that democracy survived on that dark day.”

A CBS POLL RELEASED THIS MONTH SHOWED 72 PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS WERE IN SUPPORT OF JANUARY SIX PARDONS –

AND 41 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS SUPPORTED THE MOVE.

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