Violent US Capitol rioters and far-right militia leaders set free by Trump, with Elon Musk’s support
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Elon Musk knew about this and was the mastermind behind it, in a number of respects,
White House aide Paul Ingrassia said outside the DC jail Monday night, still wearing a tuxedo from an inaugural ball, about the first two inmates that were released there
We are proud of our son’s defense of American Democracy, and the continued efforts of his fellow officers to safeguard the seat of government, and the Constitution which guides it; our hearts go out to them as they cope with all that has occurred, and we pray for their strength and fortitude to continue their important mission,
they said in a statementThere’s big component of psychological need for forgiveness and being welcomed back into society,
Love said of her clients, unrelated to January 6, who got clemency over the yearsThere are hundreds of different civil consequences – both formal, written into laws, and informal, in the form of discrimination – that happen if you have a criminal conviction,
said Margaret Love, who served in the Justice Department as the US pardon attorney from 1990 to 1997.If it is found by a judge to be true that some in the bureau of prisons have acted illegally, they may find themselves, ironically, in the same cell of the person they assaulted.”
He also issued a public threat, writingMy first acts as your next President will be to Close the Border, DRILL, BABY, DRILL, and Free January 6 Hostages being wrongfully imprisoned,
he wrote at the time on his Truth Social platform
I was facing up to 27 years, 27 years for walking in a building with a flag. I didn’t hurt anybody, I didn’t destroy anything, I didn’t burn down a city, and I sure as hell didn’t go in there to stop any process or kill anybody,
Garcia told CBS NewsI’m gonna go on a killing spree.”
He is said to have added
For decades, Mr Rhodes, it is clear you have wanted the democracy of this country to devolve into violence,
US District Judge Amit Mehta said in handing down the sentence
My brother died in vain. Everything he did to try to protect the country, to protect the Capitol — why did he bother?”
Sicknick saidThe man who killed my brother is now president,
he told the Reuters news agencyWe Thank You For Being With Us, The Golden Era Has Arrived
the statement read, echoing Trump’s call for a “golden age” under his presidencyI have been betrayed by my country,
he told CNN on Monday
I am not a political zealot. Inflicting harm or changing the results of the election was not my goal,
Tarrio said
This marks a pivotal moment in our client's life, and it symbolizes a turning point for our nation,
attorney Nayib Hassan said in a statementMy son has is being released!!!! Omg! Lord thank you!!! TARRIO IS FREE!!!
Tarrio's mother, Zuny Tarrio, wrote in a post to X, formerly TwitterThat’s what every waking moment consists of … I’m not playing games.”
One messageProud Boys, stand back and stand by,
Trump saidYou have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now,
said Budde, who has criticized Trump before
Well, we have to see. They've been given a pardon. I thought their sentences were ridiculous and excessive."
When pressed by a reporter about the Proud Boys and whether there was a place for them in politics, Trump said