Oath Keepers’ Rhodes and Proud Boys’ Tarrio released from prison after Trump Jan. 6 clemency
- Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes were released from prison after President Donald Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 individuals convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
- Tarrio and Rhodes received 22- and 18-year sentences for their roles in the riot, which involved seditious conspiracy and orchestrating violence.
- The pardons fulfill Trump's campaign promise to free those he believes were politically persecuted by the Justice Department for their actions on Jan. 6.
- The release of these individuals has raised concerns among current and former DOJ officials regarding potential risks to prosecutors and witnesses involved in their cases.
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Talk of Proud Boys, ‘dark MAGA,’ and ‘Nazi salutes,’ marks dawn of Trump 2.0
The red MAGA hats were everywhere and seemingly worn by every kind of person. The ecstatic Trump supporters descended on the nation’s capital wearing their signature headgear bearing their movement’s rallying cry: Make America Great Again. They wore those hats as they waved American flags, wrapped themselves in celebratory bedazzled jackets, toasted their electoral victory and huddled in the cold outside the D.C. jail as they awaited the release…
Leaders of Capitol Insurrection Freed from Prison After Trump’s Pardons and Commutations
Leaders of the far-right groups the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers were freed from prison Tuesday after President Trump granted “full, complete and unconditional” presidential pardons to over 1,500 people involved in the January 6 insurrection. Among those released was Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, who had been serving a 22-year federal prison sentence after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy. Also released Tuesday …
MSNBC To Air ‘King Of The Apocalypse’ About January 6th Defendant Stewart Rhodes, Released From Prison After Trump Commuted Sentence
EXCLUSIVE: MSNBC Films will debut King of the Apocalypse, a documentary about Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, that will air at 9 p.m. ET on Feb. 2. Rhodes was among the 1,500 January 6th defendants granted clemency by Donald Trump in one of his initial acts upon returning to the White House on Monday. Serving […]
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