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.

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.

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.

Stewart Rhodes, serving an 18-year prison sentence, and Enrique Tarrio, serving a 22-year sentence, were two of the highest-profile January 6 defendants.

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.

Trump’s action on Monday paves the way for the release from prison of people found guilty of violent attacks on police, as well as leaders of far-right extremist groups.

More than 200 people convicted of crimes in the Capitol riot were released from federal prison custody by Tuesday morning, officials said.

The Oath Keepers are back. And leaked documents suggest the group is trying to rebuild its brand by targeting youth, and in particular the Boy Scouts. The Oath Keepers now have a new brand ...